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Photo Mug : Battle during the First Crusade (The Peoples Crusade) 1096-1099. Mounted knights are unhorsed
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Battle during the First Crusade (The Peoples Crusade) 1096-1099. Mounted knights are unhorsed
Battle during the First Crusade (The Peoples Crusade) 1096-1099. Mounted knights are unhorsed and killed, foreground. In centre is a melee of hand-to-hand fighting with, on left, man wielding a two-sided battleaxe or bipennis. In background reinforcements are streaming out of city gates. Inset bottom left, Peter the Hermit (c1050-1115) pleads for help from the Byzantine Emperor Alexis I (1048-1118)ja From Passages fait d outremer (Journeys to Palestine) illuminated by Sebastian Marmoret (c1490). Manuscript. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris
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Alexis Armour Background Battle Bibliotheque Bottom Byzantine Centre Christian City Crusade Emperor Fighting Foreground Gates Hermit Illuminated Inset Islam Journeys Killed Knights Left Mail Manuscript Mounted Muslim Nationale Palestine Paris Peter Sebastian Sword Weapon Battleaxe Bipennis Fait Hand To Hand Melee Outremer Passages Pleads Reinforcements Streaming Unhorsed Wielding
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Step back in time with our Media Storehouse Photo Mug, featuring an iconic image from the First Crusade (The Peoples Crusade) of 1096-1099. Witness the intensity of battle as mounted knights are unhorsed and engaged in hand-to-hand combat. This historic moment, captured from Universal Images Group (UIG), is now immortalized on your daily cup. Perfect for history enthusiasts or as a unique gift, each sip from this mug brings you closer to the past. Embrace the power of history with our Photo Mug.
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Mug Size is 9.6cm high x 8.1cm diameter (3.8" x 3.2")
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EDITORS COMMENTS
This print captures the intensity and chaos of a battle during the First Crusade, also known as The Peoples Crusade, which took place from 1096 to 1099. In the foreground, mounted knights are being unhorsed and killed, their once formidable armor now powerless against the relentless onslaught. At the center of the image, a melee of hand-to-hand combat ensues, with one man wielding a fearsome two-sided battleaxe or bipennis. In stark contrast to this scene of violence and bloodshed, in the background we see reinforcements streaming out of city gates. Their arrival offers hope for those fighting on behalf of Christianity against Muslim forces in Palestine. Inset at the bottom left corner is Peter the Hermit, an influential figure who played a crucial role in rallying Christians for this holy war. He pleads for help from Byzantine Emperor Alexis I, seeking support in their shared cause against Islam. The illumination by Sebastian Marmoret adds an ethereal quality to this historical manuscript that has been preserved in Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Through this image captured by Universal Images Group (UIG), we are transported back to a time when religious fervor drove men into brutal conflicts where life was cheap and victory came at great cost.
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