decided that with some training he could win money to feed all his friends. As he did this he followed his dream of becoming a Knight. One Visual technique used to help me see that William is important is ‘close up’. Brian uses a close up in the first joust when William says ‘I have waited my whole life for this moment’. This shows me that he has followed his dreams and he is doing what he has wanted to do his whole life. Another technique used in this film is lighting. This technique is effective
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Final Paper How did Christians justify their claim to the Holy Land before and during the Crusades? One of the most significant and remarkable incidents of the Middle Ages was the series of conflicts known collectively as the Crusades. Generally these conflicts were militant pilgrimages to the Levant (though sometimes elsewhere) undertaken by medieval Europeans in the name of Christendom. Though there were many political and social issues involved in the whole affair‚ the primary theme
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change into to current state of the Christian Church‚ Islamic religion‚ and the Holy Land itself. Impacted by the Crusades‚ the Christian Catholic Church witnessed the temporary power of the papacy and wealth of the Church‚ while allowing unbiblical doctrines to seep into practices of the Church. As the need and interest for the Crusades grew‚ likewise‚ the head of command for the Crusade‚ the papacy also grew in power. Looked up to by the peasants and volunteers for the holy war cause‚ as Bollinger
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anxious to demonstrate their faith‚ and the crusade provided the perfect opportunity to combine the interests of the pope with the purposes of the lay people of Christendom. The ardent religious factor was one of many of the Christians’ show of faith. It was fulfilling what they felt as a religious duty‚ but also love and charity which was a part of being a Christian. Another was the idea of “punishing evil” which was the underlying reason for the crusade. And of course‚ the promise of the many
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In the expect of Joinville’s Life of St. Louis much information and detail is given about King Louis IX of France’s first crusade through the perspective of John‚ Lord of Joinville‚ nobleman and companion of Louis. In his chronicles‚ Lord John of Joinville gives insight of the crusade from its inception until till its bitter end. Joinville’s document gives a personal and historical perspective of the mentality of the crusaders and insight of their struggles‚ aspiration‚ and thoughts as they endured
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“Christian Crusades” Submitted by: Chaya R. Blackmon February 5‚ 2007 Humanities 202-04 Instructor: Prof. Scales The Crusades were military expeditions planned and carried out by western European Christians. The crusades started around 1095. The purpose of these crusades was to overtake and gain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Holy Land was Jerusalem and the Christians believed that gaining control of it was their fate. The pope would gather
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the declaration of the First Crusade by Pope Urban II was just. The first of the rules that must be examined is legitimate authority. This is determined by the cultural context of the war. Legitimate authority can change because different cultures believe in their own authority. For example‚ throughout the Bible the only legitimate authority was God and in America the only legitimate authority is the Congress‚ by the request of the President. In the time of the Crusades‚ there were two authorities
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The Council of Clermont For many years the point has been argued by historians as to whom to give credit for initiating The First Crusade. Some individuals might say that Peter the Hermit is responsible. However‚ historians agree that Pope Urban II ’s speech at the Council of Clermont initiated the First Crusade and influenced the people and events in the battles. In August of the year 1095 Pope Urban arrived in France to help reform the church there. He soon called for a general church council
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This research paper is about the Crusades‚ what were they‚ who was involved‚ what were the reasons behind them‚ and more. “The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars launched by the Christian states of Europe against the Saracens.”[1] Saracens was the word used to describe a Moslem during the time of the Crusades. The great military expeditions known as the Crusades were Christian nations of Europe who got together to rescue the holy places of Palestine from the hands of the Mohammedans. “They
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of the words spoken at the Sermon of Pope Urban II‚ there are five versions that depict the same common themes he addressed to noblemen and clergy‚ which then spread. Looking at Fulcher of Chartres’s version‚ a French monk and historian of the First Crusade‚ one of Urban II’s approaches of captivating his audience was by urging the people to help put a stop to the persecution of their Christian brothers living in the East. In this speech he calls out‚ “Freshly quickened by the divine correction‚ you
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