The First Crusaders 10951131 Author:Jonathan Riley-Smith Much has been written about the crusades, but very little about the crusaders. What moved them to go? What preparations did they need to make? How did they react to their experiences? This book comes up with detailed answers to these questions, and offers the first systematic reading of a large cache of contemporary source material. The author i... more »dentifies family clusters of crusaders across Europe, whose collective commitment manifested itself in support for the new settlements in the East.« less