The Crusades were nothing more than a series of massacres for a land grab and the Crusaders failed the minute they encountered armies who could actually fight back. Knight Wank is fascinating because it’s almost entirely based on fictional portrayals where the Europeans in tin cans won all the time against evil monsters and savages.
The fourth crusade mostly killed Christians. Enrico Dandolo was an impressive charlatan that proved that the catholic church was just a vehicle of approving land grabs and looting.
yeah lol. “huh the holy land is too far away guys… how about Constantinople?” “aight close enough”