WodenKrait wrote:
Why doesn't the king (...) declare a holy war against the heathens to the north the same way the French did against the Cathars, or the pope did against the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, or the German crusades against the pagans in northern Europe etc?
Hello, here is my humble opinion and my assessments.
First, in history the crusades in Jérusalem were a good way for Kings to send their bellicose lords fighting (who expected to have lands there and not in a tiny cold country as Glissom).
And the cost for the crowns were very important (I ve readen somewhere that the pope in Europe made pressure on Kings to fight on : money still be needed for doing a crusade).
I think the crusade in Ibrahim is the priority instead of small countries(because Taashim competes too much with the true faith, and mainly because lands are located in good place , for trading I guess).
Second , about the cathares, one official reason was the murder of a papal legate, but i ve readen somewhere the régions invaded were rich and could be the true reason (as often we come back to money)
Finally, at this moment, the king of Albony (I guess you meant him) is weak , his autority is not respected by many lords. I don t see him running a crusade.
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In fact, what would a religious map of Legend look like? Which countries are True Faith, which ar Ta'ashim, and which are "other (please specify)"?
I guess for taashim it s not very difficult, and we know more or less what real country inspire a country in Legends, it could help (as the book 6 or the wiki). I don t see krarth as a true faith country (it s a mix between finland and Russia)
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