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What does it mean to “take the Cross”
What was the status of Arab Christians during the crusades?Who believed the earth was flat?What does this spear & carpentry square symbol mean?What motivated Germanic tribes to accept Christianity?How long does it take to craft the kinds of armour worn by typical medieval warriors in europe?What was the death toll during the Inquisition?What is the pre-schism Christian church called today?Did horse sacrifice persist in Christian Europe?Why does some Califate money feature crosses?Are there any documented cases from ancient or medieval times of someone escaping captivity by cross-dressing?
I am reading Simon Schama's A History of Britain Volume I, which often makes reference to this form of punishment. For example, on p144:
"The assassin's made for Yorkshire, where they lived untouched for a year. Eventually excommunicated, they were sentenced to take the Cross, and some of them died en route to the Holy Land."
Or same page:
"In 1172 the pope ordered [Henry II] to take the cross for three years as penance. He never went."
What exactly did this form of punishment entail?
middle-ages christianity crime
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I am reading Simon Schama's A History of Britain Volume I, which often makes reference to this form of punishment. For example, on p144:
"The assassin's made for Yorkshire, where they lived untouched for a year. Eventually excommunicated, they were sentenced to take the Cross, and some of them died en route to the Holy Land."
Or same page:
"In 1172 the pope ordered [Henry II] to take the cross for three years as penance. He never went."
What exactly did this form of punishment entail?
middle-ages christianity crime
asked 5 hours ago
UbiquitousUbiquitous
21126
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Simply, to go on Crusade
– sempaiscuba♦
4 hours ago
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I am reading Simon Schama's A History of Britain Volume I, which often makes reference to this form of punishment. For example, on p144:
"The assassin's made for Yorkshire, where they lived untouched for a year. Eventually excommunicated, they were sentenced to take the Cross, and some of them died en route to the Holy Land."
Or same page:
"In 1172 the pope ordered [Henry II] to take the cross for three years as penance. He never went."
What exactly did this form of punishment entail?
middle-ages christianity crime
asked 5 hours ago
UbiquitousUbiquitous
21126
I am reading Simon Schama's A History of Britain Volume I, which often makes reference to this form of punishment. For example, on p144:
"The assassin's made for Yorkshire, where they lived untouched for a year. Eventually excommunicated, they were sentenced to take the Cross, and some of them died en route to the Holy Land."
Or same page:
"In 1172 the pope ordered [Henry II] to take the cross for three years as penance. He never went."
What exactly did this form of punishment entail?
middle-ages christianity crime
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Simply, to go on Crusade
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Simply, to go on Crusade
– sempaiscuba♦
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Simply, to go on Crusade
– sempaiscuba♦
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Simply, to go on Crusade
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To "take the cross" is to take crusader vows and participate in a crusade to the Holy Land. It doesn't seem to have been a punishment exactly. It was intended as a form of penance so the wrongdoers could redeem themselves in the eyes of God (or, more accurately, the eyes of the Church) for their misdeeds.
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I would not limit it to "crusader", as I think that implies participation in one of the organized military expeditions. I think a better term would be "pilgrim", as people would make pilgrimages there (and to other places, e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago_(route_descriptions) ) at any time.
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To "take the cross" is to take crusader vows and participate in a crusade to the Holy Land. It doesn't seem to have been a punishment exactly. It was intended as a form of penance so the wrongdoers could redeem themselves in the eyes of God (or, more accurately, the eyes of the Church) for their misdeeds.
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I would not limit it to "crusader", as I think that implies participation in one of the organized military expeditions. I think a better term would be "pilgrim", as people would make pilgrimages there (and to other places, e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago_(route_descriptions) ) at any time.
– jamesqf
4 hours ago
add a comment |
To "take the cross" is to take crusader vows and participate in a crusade to the Holy Land. It doesn't seem to have been a punishment exactly. It was intended as a form of penance so the wrongdoers could redeem themselves in the eyes of God (or, more accurately, the eyes of the Church) for their misdeeds.
answered 4 hours ago
KillingTimeKillingTime
3,93412330
1
I would not limit it to "crusader", as I think that implies participation in one of the organized military expeditions. I think a better term would be "pilgrim", as people would make pilgrimages there (and to other places, e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago_(route_descriptions) ) at any time.
– jamesqf
4 hours ago
add a comment |
To "take the cross" is to take crusader vows and participate in a crusade to the Holy Land. It doesn't seem to have been a punishment exactly. It was intended as a form of penance so the wrongdoers could redeem themselves in the eyes of God (or, more accurately, the eyes of the Church) for their misdeeds.
answered 4 hours ago
KillingTimeKillingTime
3,93412330
To "take the cross" is to take crusader vows and participate in a crusade to the Holy Land. It doesn't seem to have been a punishment exactly. It was intended as a form of penance so the wrongdoers could redeem themselves in the eyes of God (or, more accurately, the eyes of the Church) for their misdeeds.
answered 4 hours ago
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I would not limit it to "crusader", as I think that implies participation in one of the organized military expeditions. I think a better term would be "pilgrim", as people would make pilgrimages there (and to other places, e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago_(route_descriptions) ) at any time.
– jamesqf
4 hours ago
add a comment |
1
I would not limit it to "crusader", as I think that implies participation in one of the organized military expeditions. I think a better term would be "pilgrim", as people would make pilgrimages there (and to other places, e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago_(route_descriptions) ) at any time.
– jamesqf
4 hours ago
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1
I would not limit it to "crusader", as I think that implies participation in one of the organized military expeditions. I think a better term would be "pilgrim", as people would make pilgrimages there (and to other places, e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago_(route_descriptions) ) at any time.
– jamesqf
4 hours ago
I would not limit it to "crusader", as I think that implies participation in one of the organized military expeditions. I think a better term would be "pilgrim", as people would make pilgrimages there (and to other places, e.g. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago_(route_descriptions) ) at any time.
– jamesqf
4 hours ago
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