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What do you consider the quintessential knight in shinning armor?
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<blockquote data-quote="SHARK" data-source="post: 181632" data-attributes="member: 1131"><p>Greetings!</p><p></p><p>Good point, Max Kaladin!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I often wonder at why so many seem ready to embrace the idea that the Crusaders were these wicked, evil imperialists who came to rape and oppress the poor, innocent Muslims! That is just so much nonsense!</p><p></p><p>A careful reading of history--not merely a diet of all of the atrocities committed by the Crusaders, real or imagined,--but a deeper look at the history of Islam, and the cultural, political, and economic forces at work would enlighten the reader to the fact that the Muslim states were spreading the faith by bloody and savage conquest, from the shores of North Africa, to Spain, and throughout the Middle East. There were atrocities committed against Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land, trade was restricted and pirated, and through many areas the armies of Islam stood poised for conquest.</p><p></p><p>It is from this background and awareness, that a growing conviction throughout Europe grew that the armies of Islam must be stopped, and the Holy Land liberated. Noone seems to remember at how savage and oppressive the Muslim armies were. The fact that the invading Crusader armies at various time committed atrocities does not change these salient facts. The Lords of Christendom agreed that the Muslim Conquest needed to be stopped.</p><p></p><p>With this in mind, the 200 or so years that the Crusaders spent fighting the forces of Islam in the Holy Land can be seen to have laid the groundwork for not only halting the Muslim conquests, but also preparing the way for the European acsendancy and dominion.</p><p></p><p>Semper Fidelis,</p><p></p><p>SHARK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SHARK, post: 181632, member: 1131"] Greetings! Good point, Max Kaladin!:) I often wonder at why so many seem ready to embrace the idea that the Crusaders were these wicked, evil imperialists who came to rape and oppress the poor, innocent Muslims! That is just so much nonsense! A careful reading of history--not merely a diet of all of the atrocities committed by the Crusaders, real or imagined,--but a deeper look at the history of Islam, and the cultural, political, and economic forces at work would enlighten the reader to the fact that the Muslim states were spreading the faith by bloody and savage conquest, from the shores of North Africa, to Spain, and throughout the Middle East. There were atrocities committed against Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land, trade was restricted and pirated, and through many areas the armies of Islam stood poised for conquest. It is from this background and awareness, that a growing conviction throughout Europe grew that the armies of Islam must be stopped, and the Holy Land liberated. Noone seems to remember at how savage and oppressive the Muslim armies were. The fact that the invading Crusader armies at various time committed atrocities does not change these salient facts. The Lords of Christendom agreed that the Muslim Conquest needed to be stopped. With this in mind, the 200 or so years that the Crusaders spent fighting the forces of Islam in the Holy Land can be seen to have laid the groundwork for not only halting the Muslim conquests, but also preparing the way for the European acsendancy and dominion. Semper Fidelis, SHARK [/QUOTE]
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