💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 1 · Why did I take the cross ? · “Many good men of great courage left their homes, wives, and children; and took up the cross for the love of God and to save their souls. And they set…

💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · The Medieval Crusade as Pilgrimage: Terminology, Motivations, and Inner Experience Across Social Classes [short, academic] · 1. The Crusade as a Form of Pilgrimage

In the medieval…

💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · The Journey Toward Venice · [deClari.Chronicle.02]

“And many knights set out on the journey to go to Venice, where they had agreed to assemble. And they came from every direction:…

💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · The first sight of Venice · [deClari.Chronicle.03]

“And when the pilgrims arrived in Venice, they saw a city so rich and so marvelous that no one could imagine the abundance of go…

💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · The Medieval Tablecloth: the Last Line of Defense Between Civilization and Pure Barbarism · In the Middle Ages, the tablecloth was not a decorative accessory in the modern sense, c…

💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · The Disastrous Contract with the Venetians · [de.Clari.Chronicle.04]

"The barons made an agreement with the Venetians that they would provide ships to transport four thousand knig…