The Piast realm serves as an example of how the character of the crusade changed in response to shifting military, social, economic, and political ci… - Darius von Guttner-Sporzynski
" "The Piast realm serves as an example of how the character of the crusade changed in response to shifting military, social, economic, and political circumstances. The taking of the cross by the Piasts and their knighthood was a way of responding equally to both domestic and European strategic developments.
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About Darius von Guttner-Sporzynski
Darius von Güttner-Sporzyński is an Australian historian and author specialising in the history of crusades, transmission of ideas, medieval Poland and experiences of the French Revolution. He was elected as the President of the Australian Early Medieval Association in 2015.
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Polish participation in holy wars and crusades was motivated by the rationale provided by the Piast dynasty which justified it in terms of their dynastic interest. Piast involvement in the crusading movement cannot be explained by the call to crusade made by Pope Urban II in 1095 but rather as an evolutionary fragment of the development of the institution of crusade.
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