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The Crusades were a series of holy wars by western Christians to recapture the Holy Land form the muslims. The Crusades were started in 1096 and ended in the late 13th century. The term "Crusade" was orginally applied to European efforts to retake from the muslims the city of Jerusalem, the place that was sacred to Christians because it was the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Thousands of men and even women, ranging from knights to peasants marched in the Crusades. After the failure of the second Crusade, men joined the military Religious order to further the crusading ideal by combining spirituality with martial ideas of knighthood and chivalry patterned after those of monasticism. The most famous groups were the knights of St. John of Jerusalem also called the Hospitalers and the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon called Templar. These orders of Crusading knights tried to mediate between the Church's concerns and the interest of princes. The Templars knights and Hospitaler knights began to gain popularity and support as they attracted men and wealth. They extende politics of Western Europe, built and fortified great castles and st on the councils of princes. Join us at Medieval Collectables and get your crusader knights clothing, Knights swords, armour, helmets and Crusader shields!

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