This Crusade began with Frederick Barbarossa (Germany), Richard the Lionheart (England), and Phillip Augustus (France) leading their soldiers to the Holy Land. En route, Barbarossa drowned in a river, leaving Augustus and Richard to fight the Muslims. Augustus wanted to bring England under French rule, so he turned his soldiers around to conquer England while their leader, Richard, was on his way to fight for Christianity. When Richard got to the Holy Land, he and Saladin (Salah-al Din) decided to talk over the situation rather than fight about it. Because of this, Saladin granted Christians access to Jerusalem, and they could come and go as they pleased if they did not cause trouble. The Muslims were skeptical of their leader's decision to allow Christians to Jerusalem because this city was in their territory, but it also meant an end to fighting for them. The Christians were not worth the lives at stake for the fighting, so Saladin was willing to be peaceful about it and the Muslims followed in his footsteps.
This Crusade began with Frederick Barbarossa (Germany), Richard the Lionheart (England), and Phillip Augustus (France) leading their soldiers to the Holy Land. En route, Barbarossa drowned in a river, leaving Augustus and Richard to fight the Muslims. Augustus wanted to bring England under French rule, so he turned his soldiers around to conquer England while their leader, Richard, was on his way to fight for Christianity. When Richard got to the Holy Land, he and Saladin (Salah-al Din) decided to talk over the situation rather than fight about it. Because of this, Saladin granted Christians access to Jerusalem, and they could come and go as they pleased if they did not cause trouble. The Muslims were skeptical of their leader's decision to allow Christians to Jerusalem because this city was in their territory, but it also meant an end to fighting for them. The Christians were not worth the lives at stake for the fighting, so Saladin was willing to be peaceful about it and the Muslims followed in his footsteps.
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