Norwegian Crusade
The Norwegian Crusade was one of several religious wars in which European countries fought against Muslims in Turkey and the Middle East. The First Crusade was 1095-1099. The Norwegian Crusade was next, from 1107 to 1110. King Sigurd I led the crusade.[2] Sigurd was the first European king to go on crusade to the Holy Land. He did not lose any battles. The Norwegian crusade seems to have been similar to earlier Viking raids.[1]
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 King Sigurd sails from the country by Gerhard Munthe. | |||||||||
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Christendom:
 Republic of Venice |
 Fatimid Caliphate | ||||||||
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 Ordelafo Faliero | |||||||||
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Norwegians: ~ 5,000 men, 60 galleys[1] | Unknown | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Two towns may have been destroyed in Iberia. Many people killed in other places. | ||||||||
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References
Other reading
- Riley-Smith, Jonathan (1986). The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading. p. 132. ISBN 0812213637.
- "Heimskringla or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway - Saga of Sigurd the Crusader and His Brothers Eystein and Olaf". Online Medieval and Classical Library Release. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2011-10-24. (Old Norse: [1])
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Krag, Klaus (30 June 2022). "Sigurd 1 Magnusson Jorsalfare". Norsk biografisk leksikon.
- ↑ Riley-Smith, 1986, p. 132
