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Originally Posted by Pergamum  You could aks why most of the Crusaders were from Western Europe rather than those lands most in contact with the Muslim world (logically that would stirup the most zeal to fight the enemy). What was it in Byzantiumthat was different than in Western Catholicism that did not promote a Crusading Zeal. |
Crusaders were by definition from the West. They originally came in response to a call from the Byzantine Emperor. The Byzantines were already fighting, and did not need a call.