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What were some of the reasons of the knights were anxious to participate in the crusades?
don't known
Who was important in the all crusades?
the templar knights
Why did knights go on Crusades?
They weren't actually called knights... they were called Crusaders, but anyways, they simply went to Crusades to help serve their country and religious beliefs.
European knights were urged to join Crusades by?
The Pope.
What role did the knights play in the crusades?
The Knights Templar were the most powerful military monastic order which took part in the Crusades. The Knights Templar were formed from several groups of knights by Hugh de Payens for the express purpose of protecting Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land.
Why was Saint George important in the Crusades?
George was dead hundreds of years before the Crusades so did not participate.
What were some of the reasons knights were anxious to participate in the Crusades?
Some wanted their sins forgiven and thus go in heaven, some saw it as an opportinuty to gain wealth elsewhere, and some perhaps just wanted to adventure.
Why didn't Spain participate in the crusades?
Spain was an Arab country.
Why did the knights wear a red cross?
The cross is a symbol of Christianity. Knights did not always fight on behalf of the Christian religion, but during the Crusades they did. MORE Only Knights Templar wore the cross. Others did not. The Templar begs in as an arm of the church in the Crusades.
What does the name Templar mean?
MAy be Roman Knights during the Crusades.
Who besides knights fought in the crusades?
It also included Turks, and peasants.
European knights were urged to join the Crusades by .?
Pope Innocent III
