After the Pope Urban II’s preach other bishops started spreading the word that the people needed to fight for their sins to be forgiven. “The crusade provided a means for such men to turn their talent for warfare and bloodshed into a means of their own salvation.” (Madden, 13) Madden also states that even women and the elderly would be demanding to be crossed so that they too could find salvation. Religion played a huge role on the crusades. It is a very important factor and reason for the crusades. Soldiers fought for their beliefs. If it wasn’t for religion the Holy Land wouldn’t be something worth fighting for, nor would the need of salvation be something that motivated the soldiers to go to war. Religion is a very important reason because it was what made these too groups fight. Muslims believed the world was two spheres, Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb. Dal al-Harb was where the Christians were and that for them meant they could fight them since they didn’t believe in Muhammad or
After the Pope Urban II’s preach other bishops started spreading the word that the people needed to fight for their sins to be forgiven. “The crusade provided a means for such men to turn their talent for warfare and bloodshed into a means of their own salvation.” (Madden, 13) Madden also states that even women and the elderly would be demanding to be crossed so that they too could find salvation. Religion played a huge role on the crusades. It is a very important factor and reason for the crusades. Soldiers fought for their beliefs. If it wasn’t for religion the Holy Land wouldn’t be something worth fighting for, nor would the need of salvation be something that motivated the soldiers to go to war. Religion is a very important reason because it was what made these too groups fight. Muslims believed the world was two spheres, Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb. Dal al-Harb was where the Christians were and that for them meant they could fight them since they didn’t believe in Muhammad or