Correcting Misconceptions About The Crusades

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bilbobaggins

August 25, 2024, 12:22:24 PM
Luciano Anastasia's review of my first article on the Crusades

"The Crusades, often misunderstood in modern times, were primarily defensive wars initiated in response to centuries of Muslim conquests and the persecution of Christians. These conflicts arose from the need to protect Christian lands, pilgrims, and Eastern Christians from ongoing Muslim aggression. The article emphasizes that the Crusaders were driven by religious devotion and a sense of self-preservation rather than mere conquest. It challenges modern perceptions, advocating for a more nuanced understanding of the motivations behind the Crusades.

https://historymedieval.com/revisiting-the-crusades-defense-faith-and-survival/
Jeb Smith is the author of four books to date, the most recent being Missing Monarchy: Correcting Misconceptions About The Middle Ages, Medieval Kingship, Democracy, And Liberty. Before that, he wrote and published Middle-earth Lore: Tolkien's Legends Revealed and another book on J.R.R. Tolkien's works, and also authored Defending Dixie's Land: What Every American Should Know About The South And The Civil War, written under the name Isaac C. Bishop. Smith has authored multiple articles on various blogs and websites, including History is Now Magazine and Medieval History.

Michael Wilson

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August 25, 2024, 12:30:32 PM
bilbo, you are on a roll! Keep up the good work!
"The World Must Conform to Our Lord and not He to it." Rev. Dennis Fahey CSSP

"My brothers, all of you, if you are condemned to see the triumph of evil, never applaud it. Never say to evil: you are good; to decadence: you are progess; to death: you are life. Sanctify yourselves in the times wherein God has placed you; bewail the evils and the disorders which God tolerates; oppose them with the energy of your works and your efforts, your life uncontaminated by error, free from being led astray, in such a way that having lived here below, united with the Spirit of the Lord, you will be admitted to be made but one with Him forever and ever: But he who is joined to the Lord is one in spirit." Cardinal Pie of Potiers

bilbobaggins

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August 25, 2024, 12:34:20 PM
Quote from: Michael Wilson on August 25, 2024, 12:30:32 PMbilbo, you are on a roll! Keep up the good work!

Thank you sir, I do enjoy myself!

More coming...
Jeb Smith is the author of four books to date, the most recent being Missing Monarchy: Correcting Misconceptions About The Middle Ages, Medieval Kingship, Democracy, And Liberty. Before that, he wrote and published Middle-earth Lore: Tolkien's Legends Revealed and another book on J.R.R. Tolkien's works, and also authored Defending Dixie's Land: What Every American Should Know About The South And The Civil War, written under the name Isaac C. Bishop. Smith has authored multiple articles on various blogs and websites, including History is Now Magazine and Medieval History.

bilbobaggins

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August 31, 2024, 08:30:19 AM
The second article in my series of seven on the Crusades has been published, both covering the topic of what motivated the Crusaders to go to the East.

Religious Motivators: Faith, Relics, and the Crusader States
https://historymedieval.com/religious-motivators-faith-relics-and-the-crusader-states/

Jeb Smith is the author of four books to date, the most recent being Missing Monarchy: Correcting Misconceptions About The Middle Ages, Medieval Kingship, Democracy, And Liberty. Before that, he wrote and published Middle-earth Lore: Tolkien's Legends Revealed and another book on J.R.R. Tolkien's works, and also authored Defending Dixie's Land: What Every American Should Know About The South And The Civil War, written under the name Isaac C. Bishop. Smith has authored multiple articles on various blogs and websites, including History is Now Magazine and Medieval History.
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