The Crusades loom large in the public imagination, with books and movies and TV shows turning ancient history into pop culture. But if the only things you know about the Crusades come from watching "Robin Hood" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," then there's a lot you don't know — and some of it is very, very weird.
That's because the Crusades weren't just about religious armies fighting over the Holy Land, it was also about children trying to part the sea, believers following a sacred goose, kings deploying hordes of trained bees, cannibalism, bear fighting, and so much more. Here are some insanely true, totally bizarre facts about the Crusades.
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The holy goose | 0:11
Solid Saladin | 1:21
The French mystic | 2:10
Meteors in the sky | 3:10
The Tafurs | 4:05
Cannibalism | 5:01
Bear fighting | 5:36
The pickled crusader | 6:28
The kid's crusade | 7:03
Richard's bees | 7:55
Crusader Kahn | 8:37
Mythical King | 9:27
Read Full Article: https://www.grunge.com/430029/bizarre-facts-about-the-crusades/
That's because the Crusades weren't just about religious armies fighting over the Holy Land, it was also about children trying to part the sea, believers following a sacred goose, kings deploying hordes of trained bees, cannibalism, bear fighting, and so much more. Here are some insanely true, totally bizarre facts about the Crusades.
#TheCrusades #History #Facts
The holy goose | 0:11
Solid Saladin | 1:21
The French mystic | 2:10
Meteors in the sky | 3:10
The Tafurs | 4:05
Cannibalism | 5:01
Bear fighting | 5:36
The pickled crusader | 6:28
The kid's crusade | 7:03
Richard's bees | 7:55
Crusader Kahn | 8:37
Mythical King | 9:27
Read Full Article: https://www.grunge.com/430029/bizarre-facts-about-the-crusades/
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