Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . ading knights, on thecontrary, dreamed of carving outprincipalities for themselves in theformer dominions of the emperor,and proposed to control them byright of conquest. Later we findboth Greeks and western Christiansshamelessly allying themselves withthe Mohammedans against eachother. The relations of the easternand Western enemies of the Turkswere well illustrated when the cru-saders besieged their first town,Nicaea. When it was just ready tosurrender,
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . ading knights, on thecontrary, dreamed of carving outprincipalities for themselves in theformer dominions of the emperor,and proposed to control them byright of conquest. Later we findboth Greeks and western Christiansshamelessly allying themselves withthe Mohammedans against eachother. The relations of the easternand Western enemies of the Turkswere well illustrated when the cru-saders besieged their first town,Nicaea. When it was just ready tosurrender, the Greeks arranged withthe enemy to have their troops ad-mitted first. They then closed thegates-against their western confeder-ates and invited them to move on. The first real allies that the crusaders met with were the DissensionChristian Armenians, who gave them aid after their terrible ^adefsoAhemarch through Asia Minor. With their help Baldwin got crusaderspossession of Edessa, of which he made himself prince. Thechiefs induced the great body of the crusaders to postponethe march on Jerusalem, and a year was spent in taking the. Fig. 46. Knight of theFirst Crusade In the time of the Crusadesknights wore a coat of inter-woven iron rings, called ahauberk, to protect them-selves. The habit of using therigid iron plates, of whichlater armor was constructed,did not come in until theCrusades were over 172 Medieval and Modem Times
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