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re: The Wealthy in Florence Today Are the Same Families as 600 Years Ago
Posted on 5/20/16 at 9:03 pm to biglego
Posted on 5/20/16 at 9:03 pm to biglego
Ehh, why do you think so many crusades happened? The aristocrats couldn't afford to provide for their sons, so their sons went to start anew in the Middle East.
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Posted on 5/21/16 at 12:11 am to athenslife101
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Ehh, why do you think so many crusades happened? The aristocrats couldn't afford to provide for their sons, so their sons went to start anew in the Middle East.
Warriors took the cross for different reasons, but in many cases, if not most, there was a genuine religious motivation. Especially in the First Crusade. Many later crusaders went as penance.
There's also recent thinking that the "second son" theory you're talking about is overblown, Bc going on Crusade was so very expensive in the first place. It took wealth just to go, and there was certainly no guarantee of attaining wealth in the holy land.
The warriors who won the first crusade and set up those kingdoms were already wealthy nobles, no rags to riches stories there.
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