"The Wendish Crusade of 1147" Topic
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Tango01  | 17 Feb 2013 9:20 p.m. PST |
"The so-called Wendish Crusade of 1147 was actually part of the Second Crusade of the same time period. It was fought on German soil, largely by Saxon Germans (some Danes as well) against the pagan tribes of Wends. Since this ‘crusade' was embedded into the whole of the crusade period, it has not been given the same attention as the crusades that went east toward the Holy Land. This one went north, into Slavic-held lands. It was fought ostensibly to gain pagan souls for the kingdom of heaven, but as was (and still is) common in ‘holy wars', the kingdoms of man played a significant role in the motives and outcomes of the crusade. "The Crusade seems to be little understood in terms of how it was conceived and what it was supposed to accomplish… some say it was meant to subjugate the Sorbian (Wendish) minority using religion as a pretext, and others yet see it as a pure conversion effort."
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link Anybody had wargame this Crusade? Amicalement
Armand |
| Rudi the german | 18 Feb 2013 12:11 a.m. PST |
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| Sir Walter Rlyeh | 18 Feb 2013 7:07 a.m. PST |
Not yet but give me time. |
| Tango01 | 18 Feb 2013 10:51 a.m. PST |
Hope to see the pics soon Sir Walter!. Amicalement
Armand |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 18 Feb 2013 11:27 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 18 Feb 2013 10:12 p.m. PST |
Oh! Yes. I visit that blog.
His work is superb!.
Thanks you. Amicalement
Armand |
| Dalauppror | 20 Feb 2013 4:19 a.m. PST |
The Wendish Crusade are realy interesting, especially as the Danse had a great part in it. Thanks for linking to my blog, glad you like my Baltic Crusade project Best regards Michael |
| Tango01 | 20 Feb 2013 11:02 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami Michael!. Amicalement
Armand |
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