A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . • religious enthusiasm, theseNormans fought to ?ttin land, people, andriches, and, as the representatives of coolpolitical and military calculation, carriedgreat weight. Not without grave aiixiet\- did the Em-peror Alexius Comneuus (Figs. 44 and45) see these masses approach his old antagonism between the Greek and Roman churches and theantipathj- to the Nonnans gave reason for dreading the worst. Tobar the way for the Crusaders was impracticable ; as little could heafford to let a great Christi
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . • religious enthusiasm, theseNormans fought to ?ttin land, people, andriches, and, as the representatives of coolpolitical and military calculation, carriedgreat weight. Not without grave aiixiet\- did the Em-peror Alexius Comneuus (Figs. 44 and45) see these masses approach his old antagonism between the Greek and Roman churches and theantipathj- to the Nonnans gave reason for dreading the worst. Tobar the way for the Crusaders was impracticable ; as little could heafford to let a great Christian power arise in the east independent ofhim, and certain soon to become hostile. In view of the situation,Alexius decided on making the princes of the Crusade his feudatories,. Flu. II.— Emperor Miniature in aGreek manuscript. Vat-ican Lilirary. (FromSeroux dAgincourt.) TBE CRUSADERS IN ASIA MINOR. 117 who, in virtue of his commission, should win back the former Greekpossessions for him. Hugh of Vermaudois readily acceded to thescheme. Godfrey of Bouillon, after some demur, vowed to give overall the formerly Greek domains which he might conquer to Alexius,and to insure their allegiance to him. Bohemond of Tarentum tookthe oath without scruple; Raymond of Toulouse roundly rejectedit, and only accepted the general pledge that he would do nothingto injure the person or affect the honor of the emperor. The North-ern French, under Stephen of Blois, followed the example of theNormans. When this matter was conclusively set at rest, Greekships transported the Crusaders across the straits. In the spring of1097 the entire combined forces, amounting to between 300,000 and400,000 fighting men, stood on the soil of Asia Islinor, the thresholdof the Mohammeda
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