Chroniqueurs et propagandistes

The expedition that set off from Europe for the Holy Land in 1095 achieved something extraordinary. After battling across thousands of miles of difficult terrain, coming within an ace of destruction on several occasions at the hands of highly accomplished enemies, and managing to overcome logistical problems of the highest order, the knights of the First Crusade succeeded in reaching and capturing the city of Jerusalem. It was a feat of ambition and determination almost without parallel. What made it extraordinary is that the knights did not conquer as they went, building lines of supply and communication as they did so, but carved a route through Asia Minor and Syria until it finally dawned on them that some serious long-term planning was needed. The success of the Crusade was joyously celebrated in Europe, for it was a triumph for Christianity as a whole. There was a thirst to learn what had happened, to find out how the Holy City had been captured and to learn of the heroic deeds of those who took part. It was sated by a fountain of narrative histories

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