If the First Crusade had failed, what would happen in the aftermath? Would the idea of a Crusade be discredited?
OK, three different scenarios. Destroyed in Anatolia, destroyed at Antioch, or destroyed outside Jerusalem.Failed where, when, and why?
Having it not make it through Anatolia will produce a different outcome than being destroyed outside Jerusalem - or destroyed at Antioch, for that matter.
OK, three different scenarios. Destroyed in Anatolia, destroyed at Antioch, or destroyed outside Jerusalem.
I agree. If they (the Crusaders) make it to Palestine but are defeated there, then Alexius Comnenus will likely seize Antioch.Failed where, when, and why?
Having it not make it through Anatolia will produce a different outcome than being destroyed outside Jerusalem - or destroyed at Antioch, for that matter.