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The whole of the West was supposed to keep up the defence of the Holy Land, but, in fact, most of those who went as armed pilgrims were either French, Normans, or Aquitanians; and the men of the East called all alike Franks. THE WHOLE OF THE WEST WAS SUPPOSED TO KEEP UP THE DEFENCE OF THE HOLY LAND BUT IN FACT MOST OF THOSE WHO WENT AS ARMED PILGRIMS WERE EITHER FRENCH NORMANS OR AQUITANIANS AND THE MEN OF THE EAST CALLED ALL ALIKE FRANKS
from a pilgrimage, persuaded Pope Urban II. that it would be well to stir up Christendom to drive back the Moslem power, and deliver Jerusalem and the holy places. Urban II. accordingly, when holding a council at Clermont, in Auvergne, permitted Peter to describe in glowing words the miseries of pilgrims and the profanation of the holy places. Cries broke out, "God wills it!" and multitudes thronged to receive crosses cut out in cloth, which were fastened to the shoulder, and pledged the wearer to the holy war or crusade, as it was called. Philip I. took no interest in the cause, but his brother Hugh, Count of Vermandois, Stephen, Count of Blois, Robert, Duke of Normandy, and Raymond, Count of Toulouse, joined the expedition, which was made under Godfrey of Bouillon, Duke of Lower Lorraine, or what we now call the Netherlands. The crusade proved successful; Jerusalem was gained, and a kingdom of detached cities and forts was founded in Palestine, of which Godfrey became the first king. RMIT RETURNING FROM A PILGRIMAGE PERSUADED POPE URBAN THE SECOND THAT IT WOULD BE WELL TO STIR UP CHRISTENDOM TO DRIVE BACK THE MOSLEM POWER AND DELIVER JERUSALEM AND THE HOLY PLACES URBAN THE SECOND ACCORDINGLY WHEN HOLDING A COUNCIL AT CLEREMONT IN AUVAGN PERMITTED PETER TO DESCRIBE IN GLOWING WORDS THE MISERIES OF PILGRIMS AND THE PROFANATION OF THE HOLY PLACES CRIES BROKE OUT GOD WILLS IT AND MULTITUDES THRONGED TO RECEIVE CROSSES CUT OUT IN CLOTH WHICH WERE FASTENED TO THE SHOULDER AND PLEDGED THE WEARER TO THE HOLY WAR OR CRUSADE AS IT WAS CALLED PHILIP THE FIRST TOOK NO INTEREST IN THE CAUSE BUT HIS BROTHER HUGH COUNT OF VERMONDOIS STEPHEN COUNT OF BLOIS ROBERT DUKE OF NORMANDY AND RAYMOND COUNT OF TOULUS JOINED THE EXPEDITION WHICH WAS MADE UNDER GODFREY OF BOULOGNE DUKE OF LOUIS LOREENE OR WHAT WE NOW CALL THE NETHERLANDS THE CRUSADE PROVED SUCCESSFUL JERUSALEM WAS GAINED AND A KINGDOM OF DETACHED CITIES AND FORTS WAS FOUNDED IN PALESTINE OF WHICH GODFREY BECAME THE FIRST KING
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