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Children's Crusade
Children's Crusade (1212) A pathetic episode in the CRUSADES, growing out of simple faith and fanatical zeal for the recapture of PALESTINE from the Saracens. Some 50,000 children, mainly from France and Germany, are said to have taken part in the expedition which probably included poor adults. They believed they could conquer the Saracens by love, not force. About 30,000 reached Marseilles but were tricked by merchants and sold as slaves in North Africa. The rest were dispersed and many were sold as slaves in the east. Very few ever returned to their homes.
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"Children's Crusade." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Children's Crusade." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-ChildrensCrusade.html "Children's Crusade." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-ChildrensCrusade.html |
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Children's Crusade
Children's Crusade Name given to two 13th-century Crusades by children. One group of French children were offered free transport from Marseilles to the Holy Land, but were sold as slaves in North Africa. Another group of German children bound for the Holy Land travelled to Italy, where the crusade floundered, many dying of starvation and disease.
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"Children's Crusade." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Children's Crusade." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ChildrensCrusade.html "Children's Crusade." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ChildrensCrusade.html |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Children's Crusade." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Children's Crusade." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ChildrensCrusade.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Children's Crusade." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ChildrensCrusade.html |
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