The people who followed Peter the Hermit during the First Crusade faced significant hardships. Many were untrained peasants who lacked proper supplies and military support, leading to disastrous encounters with local forces as they traveled through Eastern Europe. Ultimately, many of them perished in battles or starvation, while others were captured or enslaved. The movement highlighted the challenges of unorganized crusader efforts before the more structured military campaigns commenced.
Peter the Hermit and Walter the penniless were the leaders of the "People's Crusade".
The band of peasants(the Peasants' Crusade) led by Peter the Hermit, was destroyed by Seljuk forces of Kilij Arslan.
Peter the Hermit was a preacher advocating the First Crusade. He also led a section of the People Crusade. See the link for more details
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Peter the Hermit led the Peasants Crusade in the 11th century
When he became a monk the people there gave him that name.but right now we in the historians are lacking info on Peter the hermits childhood
The first people in the "army" to fight was common people led by Peter the Hermit.
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Peter the Hermit
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65 years old
He died because he was in the crusade