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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. 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
e's knowledge, but they furthered commerce, encouraged the navy, and introduced many new customs, new plants, and new goods in the kingdom. Mulberry Digitized by Google 136 OLD FRANCE trees, velvet, silk, linen and cotton goods, windmills, and chickens are a few of the common things which France owes to the crusades. These expeditions also rid the country of many adven- turers, and of most of the undisciplined noblemen, so many of whom perished in foreign lands that very few were left to trouble the public peace. Besides, during the crusades, masters and men so often had to share the same hardships and perils, that they grew to depend more and more upon 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 independ- ently as before, now began to combine their efforts. T MANY CHANGES FOR THE BETTER OF EUROPE NOT ONLY DID THEY EXTEND PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE BUT THEY FURTHERED COMMERCE ENCOURAGED THE NAVY AND INTRODUCED MANY NEW CUSTOMS NEW PLANTS AND NEW GOODS IN THE KINGDOM MULBERRY TREES VELVET SILK LINEN AND COTTON GOODS WINDMILLS AND CHICKENS ARE A FEW OF THE COMMON THINGS WHICH FRANCE OWES TO THE CRUSADES THESE EXPEDITIONS ALSO RID THE COUNTRY OF MANY ADVENTURERS AND MOST OF THE UNDISCIPLINED NOBLEMEN SO MANY OF WHOM PERISHED IN FOREIGN LANDS THAT VERY FEW WERE LEFT TO TROUBLE THE PUBLIC PEACE BESIDES DURING THE CRUSADES MASTERS AND MEN SO OFTEN HAD TO SHARE THE SAME HARDSHIPS AND PERILS THAT THEY GREW TO DEPEND MORE AND MORE UPON 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
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