STEPHEN II

The Christian Crusaders were considered particularly cruel and barbarous by the Muslims who themselves were quite barbarous. To this day, Middle Eastern Muslim parents who want to frighten little children threaten them that the “Crusaders” will come—“Crusader” has the connotation of “monster”.

The Christian Crusaders then believed, like many Muslims even in modern times, that the person who dies in Battle defending God and the Faith shall ascend immediately to paradise. The Muslims threw in many virgins to go along with the ascendency, but the basic idea was the same.

The Christian Crusaders were considered particularly cruel and barbarous by the Muslims who themselves were quite barbarous. To this day, Middle Eastern Muslim parents who want to frighten little children threaten them that the “Crusaders” will come—“Crusader” has the connotation of “monster”.

The Christian Crusaders then believed, like many Muslims even in modern times, that the person who dies in Battle defending God and the Faith shall ascend immediately to paradise. The Muslims threw in many virgins to go along with the ascendency, but the basic idea was the same.