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12 CENTURY AD CRUSADER MEDIEVAL BRONZE CROSS
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12 CENTURY AD CRUSADER MEDIEVAL BRONZE CROSS

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Condition
Secondhand
Location
South Africa
Bob Shop ID
12267546

FOUND: ROMANIA

SIZE: 42 x 25 mm
BRONZE PENDANT ICON WITH LOOP INTACT. There is a perfect bronze cross beneath the patina.
The Crusades were military campaigns often sanctioned by the Papacy 11 – 13 Century. Originally, they were Holy Wars to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims, but some were directed against other Europeans.  
 
First Crusade 1095-1099 (Holy Land / Jerusalem) 
Second Crusade 1147–1149 (Holy Land / Jerusalem)
Second Crusade 1147–1149 (Holy Land / Jerusalem)
Fourth Crusade 1202–1204 (Constantinople)
Albigensian Crusade (France)
Fifth Crusade 1217–1221 (Egypt)
Sixth Crusade 1228–1229 (Holy Land / Jerusalem)
Eighth Crusade 1270 (Syria / Tunis)
Ninth Crusade 1271–1272 (Syria / Tunis)
Northern Crusades (Baltic and Germany)
Crusade against the Tatars (Europe)
Crusades in the Balkans (Europe)
Other Crusades - Aragonese Crusade, Alexandrian Crusade, Hussite Crusade, Swedish Crusades
 

The crusader's cross was a constant reminder of his faith and commitment to his cause and as an icon of one's belief it signifies conquering death.  

Medieval Crusader's bronze cross pendant icon, typically worn by the Christian Knights during the Crusades.