http://medievalbookworm.com/reviews/review-crossed-nicole-galland/ Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 http://medievalbookworm.com/reviews/review-crossed-nicole-galland/#comment-4543 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:09:33 +0000 http://chikune.com/blog/?p=1271#comment-4543 So this isn’t like Kingdom of Heaven in book form, then? (kidding)

]]> http://medievalbookworm.com/reviews/review-crossed-nicole-galland/#comment-4531 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:59:40 +0000 http://chikune.com/blog/?p=1271#comment-4531 I think I’ll skip this one since parts of it do drag.

]]> http://medievalbookworm.com/reviews/review-crossed-nicole-galland/#comment-4524 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:42:13 +0000 http://chikune.com/blog/?p=1271#comment-4524 The crusades are medieval madness at their best. The only reason the first crusade succeeded – and led to the other crusades – was because it was so stupid and unexpected by everyone in the Middle East. Such a punishing, ridiculous trip only to kill people who had done nothing. It boggles the mind!

]]> http://medievalbookworm.com/reviews/review-crossed-nicole-galland/#comment-4522 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:37:23 +0000 http://chikune.com/blog/?p=1271#comment-4522 The whole crusades idea was so weird — come march with us across Europe (a hard enough trip) and then enter the Mideast and kill without mercy and then you’re guaranteed your spot in heaven. Eleanor of Aquitaine went on one (can’t remember the number) can you imagine?

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