The Middle Ages (88) : Crusader

This series is an attempt to illustrate how life was going on in the Middle Ages.

A crusader was an elite knight who was specially selected to fight in one of the crusades (°)

Photographed at medieval festival of castle Franchimont (Belgium)

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(°) : The medieval crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the pope and the catholic church, with the main goal of restoring christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem.