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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). 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
e 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. 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. O 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 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
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