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Three of the crusades were mentioned in the reading: first, third, and fourth. I was wondering about the second crusade. This is a Britannica article about the Second Crusade. It is part of a larger article about the Crusades in general.
While I was looking for more information about pilgrimages in Western Europe, I found that a lot of the sites that came up had to do with a book by Mary Lee Nolan and Sidney Nolan called Christian Pilgrimages in Modern Western Europe. It talks about present-day religious spots of interest in Western Europe. It would be a good resource for more information about Christian pilgrimage locations in Europe. It appears that it was published in the early 1990's.
In the reading it said, "First, reforming leaders of the Latin Church, seeking to soften the warlike tone of society popularized the Truce of God." I wanted to find more about what the Truce of God was.
From this Wikipedia article I found that the Truce of God "was a medieval European movement of the Catholic Church that applied spiritual sanctions in order to limit the violence of private war in feudal society."
I also found that it was proposed by Pope John XV and it "prohibited fighting from 9 P.M. Saturday to 3 A.M. Monday, which was soon extended to span Wednesday evening to Monday morning" Religious holidays were also prohibited fighting days, so it only left 80 days for fighting. This website gives more details about the Truce of God:
Eleanor of Aquitaine was mentioned in the reading as being being part of the Second Crusade. Wikipedia stated that she was "one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Europe during the High Middle Ages." It also stated that she had an excellent education- unique for women of the time. She inherited the Duchy of Aquitaine at age fifteen after her father's death, and over the course of two marriages gained land and influence. However, the crusade she went on was unsuccessful.
Elenor of Aquitaine was interesting to me and the reading mentioned that she was one of the most influential women during the crusade period. I was wondering if this is because she was royal, (and was married to King Louis VII of France for a brief period of time) or because her power and thoughts really were influential to the people. That also made me wonder if there was more gender equality in that area than there was in others during that period.
Also a biography of her mentions that she was the Queen of France and England throughout her life-which the reading mentioned as well. I was wondering if anyone else in history has ever been the Queen or King of more than one nation.
Richard the Lion-Heart was one thing that particularly interested me. I've heard the name before, and I he appeared in the game "Assassin's Creed" a couple times. In Assassin's Creed, he made his appearances in the city of Acre, where he seemed like a very "down to business" type of guy (And yes, Assassin's Creed is historically accurate).
I found out a few things about Richard the Lionheart (unfortunately, I couldn't find out why he was "the Lionheart"). I found out that he was very brilliant, but also arrogant. His arrogance is one of the main reasons he couldn't conquer Jerusalem. He basically upset some of his allies (like the French), and his Crusaders weren't very happy with his decisions either.
I wanted to learn more about the "truce of God" that was mentioned in the reading.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_and_Truce_of_God Here it explains that the Truce of God was a movement done by the Catholic Church in the medieval times. It was the first attempt at at civilizing society in medieval Europe. This was done non-violently.
Just some quick question I had: The reading talks about how Venice competed with Pisa and other Italian cities. I was wondering if it was a power struggle or just a business struggle. Was Italy that to together that only it's cities are powerful? I also wanted to know why the fourth Crusade turned to the Byzantines. I decided tat I would look this one up of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Crusade#Diversion_to_Constantinople): The site said that Boniface of Montferrat went to see his cousin. In his cousin's house was the son of the recently disposed emperor of Byzantium. This son convinced Boniface, with men and boats, to overthrow the new Emperor and get his empire back. Lastly, I want to know if the Crusades allowed Europe to unite over one cause or if it was just some kings leading some people to some place for Christianity.
The reading mentions a shrine at Santiago de Compostela as a popular pilgrimage site for prayer. This interested me, so I found a picture of the shrine from flickr:
A picture of Pope Urban II : http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Antoine-Rivalz/Pope-Urban-II-circa-1035-99-Consecrating-the-Church-of-St-Sernin-of-Toulouse-Giclee-Print-C11721427.jpeg\\
What is the difference between Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic? (there was a part of the reading that discussed their relationship with one another) A web page about the difference between Greek Orthodox and Roman catholic religion ( this comes from a Greek Orthodox Church) : http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/ortho_cath.html and here is another: http://catholicinsight.com/online/church/ecumenism/article_71.shtml
Troubadours and their influence on culture back then and also their roots in more recent culture interested me. I found this wikipedia article on the subject:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubadours
It says that most of the medieval songs are about "courtly love" like the reading said. It also says that the first recorded troubadour is William IX of Aquitaine (also known as Guilliam de Peitieus) about his expiriences during the "Crusade of 1101"
While reading I came upon Antioch, and I became very interested in why it was a place where they atoned for their sins. This link gives a great over view of the history of Antioch, and everything about it. http://www.crystalinks.com/antioch.html
Also at the end of this link there some great pictures.
While reading I came across the word Aquitaine, and I had never heard this word before, so I was curious to look it up, and when I researched it I found out that Aquitaine was just one of the 26 different regions in France. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquitaine
Also while I was reading I came across the Crusades, the First, Third, and Fourth, and that got me curious of where the second crusades. This was a little bit of information that I found about the second crusade.
The reading mentioned the Troubadours who sang songs and how she idealized femininity. I was really interested in learning more about the Troubadours so I went to :
I found out that "the favorite subjects [of the songs] were courtly love, war, and nature" http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ ent/A0849502.html
On this website: http://www.ancestral.co.uk/band.htm
is a picture of a reconstruction of troubadours: these are the musical instruments they used
I was interested with Eleanore of Aquitaine because I did a French project about her this year and I wanted to learn more.
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine2.html This link talks about her life before the Crusades, but also has a link at the bottom of the page about her life after the crusades.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine This link is the Wikipedia page on Eleanore and has a picture of her and her sons.
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/christian/blxtn_crus_ill70.htm This page has a map of Europe on it where one can see the separations of the Treaty of Verdun, but one can also see Aquitaine in the south of France, from where Eleanor is.
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Three of the crusades were mentioned in the reading: first, third, and fourth. I was wondering about the second crusade. This is a Britannica article about the Second Crusade. It is part of a larger article about the Crusades in general.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-25606/Crusades
While I was looking for more information about pilgrimages in Western Europe, I found that a lot of the sites that came up had to do with a book by Mary Lee Nolan and Sidney Nolan called Christian Pilgrimages in Modern Western Europe. It talks about present-day religious spots of interest in Western Europe. It would be a good resource for more information about Christian pilgrimage locations in Europe. It appears that it was published in the early 1990's.
http://www.amazon.com/Christian-Pilgrimage-Western-Studies-Religion/dp/080784389X
In the reading it said, "First, reforming leaders of the Latin Church, seeking to soften the warlike tone of society popularized the Truce of God." I wanted to find more about what the Truce of God was.
From this Wikipedia article I found that the Truce of God "was a medieval European movement of the Catholic Church that applied spiritual sanctions in order to limit the violence of private war in feudal society."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_and_Truce_of_God
I also found that it was proposed by Pope John XV and it "prohibited fighting from 9 P.M. Saturday to 3 A.M. Monday, which was soon extended to span Wednesday evening to Monday morning" Religious holidays were also prohibited fighting days, so it only left 80 days for fighting. This website gives more details about the Truce of God:
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0849516.html
Eleanor of Aquitaine was mentioned in the reading as being being part of the Second Crusade. Wikipedia stated that she was "one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Europe during the High Middle Ages." It also stated that she had an excellent education- unique for women of the time. She inherited the Duchy of Aquitaine at age fifteen after her father's death, and over the course of two marriages gained land and influence. However, the crusade she went on was unsuccessful.
Eleanor's tomb- http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/798/1010053.JPG
Eleanor and her son King John- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/Alienor-d-aquitaine_et_jean_sans_terre.jpg
Elenor of Aquitaine was interesting to me and the reading mentioned that she was one of the most influential women during the crusade period. I was wondering if this is because she was royal, (and was married to King Louis VII of France for a brief period of time) or because her power and thoughts really were influential to the people. That also made me wonder if there was more gender equality in that area than there was in others during that period.
Also a biography of her mentions that she was the Queen of France and England throughout her life-which the reading mentioned as well. I was wondering if anyone else in history has ever been the Queen or King of more than one nation.
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medbritishqueens/p/eleanor_aq.htm
This is the website that I found that gave a brief bio of Elenor's life.
Richard the Lion-Heart was one thing that particularly interested me. I've heard the name before, and I he appeared in the game "Assassin's Creed" a couple times. In Assassin's Creed, he made his appearances in the city of Acre, where he seemed like a very "down to business" type of guy (And yes, Assassin's Creed is historically accurate).
I found out a few things about Richard the Lionheart (unfortunately, I couldn't find out why he was "the Lionheart"). I found out that he was very brilliant, but also arrogant. His arrogance is one of the main reasons he couldn't conquer Jerusalem. He basically upset some of his allies (like the French), and his Crusaders weren't very happy with his decisions either.
http://www.nndb.com/people/426/000093147/
I wanted to learn more about the "truce of God" that was mentioned in the reading.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_and_Truce_of_God
Here it explains that the Truce of God was a movement done by the Catholic Church in the medieval times. It was the first attempt at at civilizing society in medieval Europe. This was done non-violently.
Just some quick question I had:
The reading talks about how Venice competed with Pisa and other Italian cities. I was wondering if it was a power struggle or just a business struggle. Was Italy that to together that only it's cities are powerful? I also wanted to know why the fourth Crusade turned to the Byzantines. I decided tat I would look this one up of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Crusade#Diversion_to_Constantinople):
The site said that Boniface of Montferrat went to see his cousin. In his cousin's house was the son of the recently disposed emperor of Byzantium. This son convinced Boniface, with men and boats, to overthrow the new Emperor and get his empire back.
Lastly, I want to know if the Crusades allowed Europe to unite over one cause or if it was just some kings leading some people to some place for Christianity.
The reading mentions a shrine at Santiago de Compostela as a popular pilgrimage site for prayer. This interested me, so I found a picture of the shrine from flickr:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/12/18168546_ad725d9d79.jpg?v=0
I also found a map showing where the Santiago de Compostela is located:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Situacion_Santiago_de_Compostela.PNG
A picture of Pope Urban II : http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Antoine-Rivalz/Pope-Urban-II-circa-1035-99-Consecrating-the-Church-of-St-Sernin-of-Toulouse-Giclee-Print-C11721427.jpeg\\
What is the difference between Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic? (there was a part of the reading that discussed their relationship with one another)
A web page about the difference between Greek Orthodox and Roman catholic religion ( this comes from a Greek Orthodox Church) : http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/ortho_cath.html and here is another: http://catholicinsight.com/online/church/ecumenism/article_71.shtml
Troubadours and their influence on culture back then and also their roots in more recent culture interested me. I found this wikipedia article on the subject:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubadours
It says that most of the medieval songs are about "courtly love" like the reading said. It also says that the first recorded troubadour is William IX of Aquitaine (also known as Guilliam de Peitieus) about his expiriences during the "Crusade of 1101"
While reading I came upon Antioch, and I became very interested in why it was a place where they atoned for their sins. This link gives a great over view of the history of Antioch, and everything about it.
http://www.crystalinks.com/antioch.html
Also at the end of this link there some great pictures.
While reading I came across the word Aquitaine, and I had never heard this word before, so I was curious to look it up, and when I researched it I found out that Aquitaine was just one of the 26 different regions in France.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquitaine
Also while I was reading I came across the Crusades, the First, Third, and Fourth, and that got me curious of where the second crusades. This was a little bit of information that I found about the second crusade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Crusade
What was used to make the coins that were coming into existence? Where they hand made? Where they made by presses?
http://www.joelscoins.com/ancient.htm
website about different time period coins.
The reading mentioned the Troubadours who sang songs and how she idealized femininity. I was really interested in learning more about the Troubadours so I went to :
I found out that "the favorite subjects [of the songs] were courtly love, war, and nature"
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/
ent/A0849502.html
On this website:
http://www.ancestral.co.uk/band.htm
is a picture of a reconstruction of troubadours: these are the musical instruments they used
I was interested with Eleanore of Aquitaine because I did a French project about her this year and I wanted to learn more.
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine2.html
This link talks about her life before the Crusades, but also has a link at the bottom of the page about her life after the crusades.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine
This link is the Wikipedia page on Eleanore and has a picture of her and her sons.
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/christian/blxtn_crus_ill70.htm
This page has a map of Europe on it where one can see the separations of the Treaty of Verdun, but one can also see Aquitaine in the south of France, from where Eleanor is.
Here is a link to Britannica
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There was something called the Truce of God that limited wars between kingdoms in feudal times.
Here's the link:
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0849516.html
here is the cool info I found
I found it at this link about dogs
dog link this highlights
Here is a neat map of the Crusades and in the upper right is a coin...
http://www.medievalcrusades.com/
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