Hemlock #29 - Welcome to the First Crusade Feat. American Prestige and We're Not So Different: Magic Spears, Starving Franks, Holy Massacres, Historical Himbos, and Why Only the First Crusade Worked

Check out the premium podcast Welcome to the Crusades: The First Crusade and unlock all ten episodes now. Click here for the full first episode.I am joined by Eleanor Janega and Luke Waters of the We're Not So Different Podcast (Patreon Page) and the fellas over at American Prestige podcast (Website) Derek Davidson and Daniel Bessner.My Patreon, fwiw~References, Citations, People, Assorted Wikipedia & Amazon Pages:Albert of Aix (Reputable Christian Chronicle of First Crusade)The Rhineland Massacres (Jewish Pogrom at Start of First Crusade)A Chronicle of the Above, Namely the Solomon bar Simson ChronicleThe First Crusade with the Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres by Edward PetersThe First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading by Jonathan Riley-SmithThe First Crusade by Steven RuncimanShipping, Trade, and Crusade in the Medieval MediterraneanBest Contemporary Arab Source/Perspective: The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin MaaloufDerek's mention of the first Complete History of the World by Ali ibn al-AthirArab chronicle by El-IsfahaniPersian chronicler under Mongol/Il-Khanate rule Hamadani