Hermano_Hue t1_irl1evr wrote on October 9, 2022 at 1:54 AM Reply to comment by nanoman92 in Did the first crusade impact significantly the war-making capacity of states like england, west and east francia? And did later crusades impose equal burdens, or was the distribution of this burden different for the 2nd and 3rd crusades? by Qazwereira I think its due to the umayyads invading the iberian peninsula, since then they have been naming the western armies as franks Permalink Parent 2
Hermano_Hue t1_irl1evr wrote
Reply to comment by nanoman92 in Did the first crusade impact significantly the war-making capacity of states like england, west and east francia? And did later crusades impose equal burdens, or was the distribution of this burden different for the 2nd and 3rd crusades? by Qazwereira
I think its due to the umayyads invading the iberian peninsula, since then they have been naming the western armies as franks