Did You Hear Church Bells Ringing?

[youngmoigle]

The Knights of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem on this day (July 15) in 1099. One of the embedded reporters was a monk named Fulcher.

Fulcher claimed that once the Crusaders had managed to get over the walls of Jerusalem, the Muslim defenders there ran away. Fulcher claimed that the Crusaders cut down anybody they could and that the streets of Jerusalem were ankle deep in blood. The rest of the Crusaders got into the city when the gates were opened. The slaughter continued and the Crusaders "killed whoever they wished". Those Muslims who had their lives spared, had to go round and collect the bodies before dumping them outside of the city because they stank so much. The Muslims claimed afterwards that 70,000 people were killed and that the Crusaders took whatever treasure they could from the Dome of the Rock.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cru2.htm



On a lighter note:
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis
[released in USA 15/7/1957]

[Kid]

thanks for that, Youngmoigle, I love history, so I enjoyed reading that (not enjoyed the killing though, just the history!) Such a wonderful peaceful history Christianity has, doesn't it? But, of course, those Crusaders weren't true Christians

[NakedApe]

Yes, it's a delightful history for sure.

My Dad's a geneology nut and has traced his family's history back to the Crusades. It turns out my ancestors were Knights Templar. There's a ruined abbey in Lincolnshire which bears the family name. My ancestors built it with the wealth they plundered from the Middle East, which they then pissed up against the wall over the next few centuries so that now there's none left for me.

Bugger.

[Kid]

that's amazing, NakeApe!
I'm impressed. Maybe you should change your user name to something 'knights templar-ish'.

but does that mean we can now blame you for all the Christian horrors that followed? na, just kidding...

[TÐöer]

Should have at least kept the armour. That'd be cool.

[NakedApe]

Originally Posted by Kid

that's amazing, NakeApe!
I'm impressed. Maybe you should change your user name to something 'knights templar-ish'.

How about "Night Tippler"

Originally Posted by Kid

but does that mean we can now blame you for all the Christian horrors that followed? na, just kidding...

I'm trying to make amends...