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The Wendish Crusade, 1147: The Development of Crusading Ideology in the Twelfth Century

The Wendish Crusade, 1147: The Development of Crusading Ideology in the Twelfth Century

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General Military HistoryGerman History

ISBN10: 0367366967
ISBN13: 9780367366964
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 3 2019
Pages: 68
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.30 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
The Wendish Crusade of 1147, one of the Northern Crusades and a part of the Second Crusade, took place at a critical phase in the evolution of crusading rhetoric. The initiators and apologists of the campaign employed rhetorical devices to justify the occupation of a region and conversion of a population under the auspices of a crusade. A detailed examination of the primary sources shows that the justification of a crusade against apostates was not only a German endeavour, or the pope's will, but a political reality of the twelfth century. Therefore, the attitude of the papacy is shown to be reactive rather than proactive.

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