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In nearly all the crusades, France bore a prominent part. For that reason the account of the crusades is gen  erally considered part of her history, and France, besides, Digitized by Google PHILIP III. (1270 1285) 137 can claim the honor of having given several kings to Jeru  salem. IN NEARLY ALL THE CRUSADES FRANCE BORE A PROMINENT PART FOR THAT REASON THE ACCOUNT OF THE CRUSADES IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED PART OF HER HISTORY AND FRANCE BESIDES CAN CLAIM THE HONOR OF HAVING GIVEN SEVERAL KINGS TO JERUSALEM
r homes, they learned to feel much more of a patriotic spirit. Finding, in time of peril, that unity meant strength, the nobles who engaged in the crusades gradually learned to submit to discipline, and instead of fighting independ- ently as before, now began to combine their efforts. It was during the crusades, and especially at the siege of Antioch, — where such hosts were assembled, — that distinctive signs on arms and banners were first seen. Then, too, family names first came into use, for while baptismal names might do at home, they were not suffi- cient to distinguish one John, for instance, from another. Thus, John, the son, was distinguished from John, the father, by being called John Johnson; and Thomas the swarthy, and a pale-faced namesake, were called, respec- tively, Thomas Brown and Thomas White. Some were known by the name of the province or town whence they had come, as Godfrey of Bouillon, and others by physical peculiarities, as James Cruikshank (the crooked-legged).  EACH OTHER AND DISTANCE LENDING ENCHANTMENT TO THEIR HOMES THEY LEARNED TO FEEL MUCH MORE OF A PATRIOTIC SPIRIT FINDING IN TIME OF PERIL THAT UNITY MEANT STRENGTH THE NOBLES WHO ENGAGED IN THE CRUSADES GRADUALLY LEARNED TO SUBMIT TO DISCIPLINE AND INSTEAD OF FIGHTING INDEPENDENTLY AS BEFORE NOW BEGAN TO COMBINE THEIR EFFORTS IT WAS DURING THE CRUSADES AND ESPECIALLY AT THE SIEGE OF ANTIOCH WHERE SUCH HOSTS WERE ASSEMBLED THAT DISTINCTIVE SIGNS ON ARMS AND BANNERS WERE FIRST SEEN THEN TOO FAMILY NAMES FIRST CAME INTO USE FOR WHILE BAPTISMAL NAMES MIGHT DO AT HOME THEY WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO DISTINGUISH ONE JOHN FOR INSTANCE FROM ANOTHER THUS JOHN THE SON WAS DISTINGUISHED FROM JOHN THE FATHER BY BEING CALLED JOHN JOHNSON AND THOMAS THE SWARTHY AND A PALE FACED NAMESAKE WERE CALLED RESPECTIVELY THOMAS BROWN AND THOMAS WHITE SOME WERE KNOWN BY THE NAME OF THE PROVINCE OR TOWN WHENCE THEY HAD COME AS GODFREY BOUIEN AND OTHERS BY PHYSICAL PECULIARITIES AS JOHN KROOKSHANK THE CROOKED LEGGED
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