Alexios I Komnenos

Jesse Brassell Mr Parrish English III H 3 March 2017 In Defense of the Crusades    "On this account I, or rather the Lord, beseech you as Christ 's heralds to publish this everywhere and to persuade all people of whatever rank, foot-soldiers and knights, poor and rich, to carry aid promptly to those Christians and to destroy that vile race from the lands of our friends. I say this to those who are present, it meant also for those who are absent. Moreover, Christ commands it” - Pope Urban the II

The Crusades were a group of Christians that Pope Urban II started back in 1095. They also had 9 Crusades, or 9 times when they would attack to get the Holy Land, against the Muslims and Jews, but mostly against the Muslims. During those battles there were both positive and negative. Were the results of the Crusades more positive or negative? The Crusades were more negative than positive because they worsen their relationship with the Jews and Muslims, or religious hatred, they destroyed and betrayed

The rise of the nations in Europe started with a help request from the Byzantine Empire in 1095 to the Papacy, to muster Christian armies to save Jerusalem, and defeat Muslim Turks, who conquered the minor Asia. Alexius I Comnenus’s request came from Constantinople to the Papacy in the following years of their defeat in the battle of Manzikert against Seljuk Turks. The Pope, at the time of the battle, was already aware of the Turkish threat and was one-step ahead with the idea of raising an army

Jerusalem whilst it was under the rule of the Byzantium Empire. Throughout the time between this and the conclusion of the 11th century, the Byzantium Empire had lost the majority of their land to the Seljuk Turks, therefore forcing Emperor Alexius I to implore for Pope Urban II assistance in regaining land. As the Pope ventilated numerous awards, both spiritually and physically, an abundance of his people accepted his offer without hesitation. Despite the fact that the wars had a façade of spiritual

Emperor Alexius encouraged Pope Urban to rally troops to help confront the Seljuk Turks, whom were trying to invade the Byzantine Empire, in 1081. However, Pope Urban saw it as an opportunity to take back the Holy Land. He rallied a wealthy army, by assuring people that if they went to the holy land and fought that their sins would be forgiven and would assure them a spot in heaven. With that being said, the Christian knights were influenced by Pope Urban to start a vicious and fatal war with the

the loss of Edessa to Zangi, the urgency of the crusade was likely reinforced by the loss. Pope Eugenius III issued a crusading bull (Quantum praedecessores) to Louis VII of France. The First Crusade (1096) is assembled in response to Emperor Alexius I. The Christians capture Antioch (1098) and Jerusalem (1099). They establish the Crusader States, ruled by Europeans. It is the only successful crusade. This was the only crusade where the Christians

compromise. I will control the lands North of the city Jaffa. Saladin has to let Christians vist the city and shrines at any time they want Pope Urban II- Emperor Alexius I Comnenus has asked that I defend the Byzantine Empire and take back the Holy Land. I will have a talk with the lords of Europe an d strongly request that we combine forces that way we can reclaim the Holy Land. William of Tyre- Can you believe this is the first time I have been able to watch history in the making. I am so excited

1. In the first crusade the byzantine emperor was afraid of the Turks, Alexius I asked the roman church for help. he thought that eastern and western Christians should join forces and make the Turks moves from Anatolia and Palestine. This movement would be called a holy war or crusade. The pope whose name was Urban II, agreed to this plan for two reasons, the first reason was because he thought that combining the east and the west war against the Turks would reunite the eastern and western churches

Why did Urban II call for a crusade in 1095? In order to establish reasons for Urban’s call for a crusade in 1095, we need to look at many accounts of the time, and find out what was happening in the rest of the Christian world which influenced both what and when he said what he did to launch the first crusade. At the time, religion played a major role in almost everyone’s daily lives, and the belief system of the afterlife was extremely strong. It was true that every Christian had a very vivid

Why did Urban II call for a crusade in 1095? In order to establish reasons for Urban’s call for a crusade in 1095, we need to look at many accounts of the time, and find out what was happening in the rest of the Christian world which influenced both what and when he said what he did to launch the first crusade. At the time, religion played a major role in almost everyone’s daily lives, and the belief system of the afterlife was extremely strong. It was true that every Christian had a very vivid