Recruitment Policies - reasons for going on 1st crusade

The term used by Stephen, Count of Blois to describe the Turks

'enemies of god'

Raymond of Toulouse

Claimed a man had his eye ripped out by Muslims (seen as evil) to encourage joining

Nobles go

Their participation led to other people also going on the Crusade

Urban's sermon was powerful

he mentioned atrocities in the East, demonized the Muslim world (e.g., befouling altars), and offered salvation

The launch was stage-managed

Bishop Adhemar of Le Puy immediately took the cross (pre-arranged) and envoys from Raymond of Toulouse arrived within days inspiring others

what did urban continue to do

Urban continued to preach the crusade during his tour of France after Clermont

Urban lost control of preaching

figures like Peter the Hermit took up the message and spread it further

But Accounts are post-1099

We don't know exactly what Urban said - all accounts are from after 1099 so the message may not have been as powerful as depicted

But Recruitment needs motivation

Recruitment policies and rhetoric still required a strong motivating factor to get people to go.