The Crusades - Episode 3 Jihad

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Jones narration is not without an occasional sardonic air, almost of the roll-your-eyes type, which not only lends a skeptical perspective to a frequently misunderstood era in Western Europe. The technical ingenuity of the production and Jones' use of anecdote backed by academicians and preserved eyewitness accounts cinches a viewer's interest. Medieval "siege machines" are re-created to test their mettle against legends of famous battles, Jones dons real 11th- and 12th-century armor to demonstrate the outlandish appearance of Crusaders, mosaics come to life with body-painted characters of medieval fable, and computer graphics are deployed to re-create the interior of the great cathedral at Cluny. To understand the effects of the Crusades is to understand much of today's religious geography, and Mr. Jones and company can fairly lay claim to having helped set the record straight.

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[bunchie1966]

A pity they saw fit to include that fanciful Isma'ili drivel about Sinan.

[Alexandraisonfire]

I would also like to say that this clearly represents the viewpoint that many people have taken towards the catholic church and the Christian institutions, and therefore it should be kept in mind that, this era was indeed full of piety, but as the documentary stated in earlier episodes, full of radical change, and a new found interest in the suffering of christ which sadly resulted in the atrocities of the crusades. However, despite the bias, the facts are there. Get over yourselves?

[Alexandraisonfire]

I'd hate to interrupt this little pissing contest you call a debate, but I think you've lost the big picture here. I think the key thing here is to recognise that this is a popularized history and therefore, since you both seem to be educated and well versed in the subject matter, take it with a grain of salt. I can't claim to be overly knowledgeable, but I of course can see that this documentary takes on a certain bias and as a narrative of history, will of course miss some of the facts.

[KrasnayaArmada]

@TheLoyalOfficer

i never said they were irrelevant

never subcribed to anything of the sort

and no matter how much you try to ignore atrocities commited by the crusaders not only to muslims it still happened

[TheLoyalOfficer]

@KrasnayaArmada Yes, the PC crap that YOU subscribe to, that feels that Muslim politics, atrocities and aggression are irrelevant to the Crusades.

That's beyond retarded.

[KrasnayaArmada]

@TheLoyalOfficer yes imagine that there was a lot going on in the world at the time with different countries around the WORLD get over it

Though what you want is not a video about the crusades but a video about "europe vs asia" or "christians vs muslims"

what pc crap?

[TheLoyalOfficer]

@KrasnayaArmada Yeah, but part of that story is what the Muslims did to deserve it - facts totally glossed over by this "documentary."

PC crap

[KrasnayaArmada]

@TheLoyalOfficer the show is about crusaders crusading down to jerusalem not about how evil muslims are

[TheLoyalOfficer]

@KrasnayaArmada Ah so any Muslim massacres or politics that occurred during this period should just be IGNORED?

Please.

[KrasnayaArmada]

@TheLoyalOfficer Yes but the show isn't about muslim massacres or muslim politics its about crusaders.

Also this is ancient europe christians this is just how people worked back in the day and knights, lets agree knights were not the same as the guys going to church meetings,