Although far less cinematically prolific than other historical wars, the Crusades have still produced many great movies, from El Cid to Robin Hood.

The land is ruined, ruined utterly at the hands of both sides. Property and lives on both sides are destroyed … All we have to talk about is Jerusalem, the Holy Cross and these lands.

Armies go into battle believing ... series of western holy wars were the Crusades, which lasted from 1095 until 1291 CE. The aim was to capture the sacred places in the Holy Land from the Muslims ...