The first crusades were urged by a man named Urban II, through speeches that reached hundreds of thousands of people. Five different versions have been created in order to help scholars understand not just the purpose of the crusades, but also how Urban II convinced people to go out and fight for God. Through the readings one can see that Urban II used family and God to convince people to fight for their brothers and sisters in Christ, end injustice, and do for God and their ancestors what has been done for them.
In the beginning of Urban II’s speech located at Council of Clermont titled Fulcher of
Chartres, Urban II was speaking kindly to the audience. He did not claim that the people were far from God and were in need for someone to save
In the beginning of Urban II’s speech located at Council of Clermont titled Fulcher of
Chartres, Urban II was speaking kindly to the audience. He did not claim that the people were far from God and were in need for someone to save