And, finally, the Crusade, introduced the notation, the science, the manufactures, and the medical skill of the Arabs into Europe,—all of which aided the coming of the light to the Dark Ages.
Of all these results, Peter the Hermit was the unconscious forerunner and prophet.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Milman, Hist. Latin Christianity, Book VII, p. 16.
[2] Hist. Crusades, Vol. I, p. 1.
[3] Cf. Milman, Book VII, p. 17.
[4] Aubert's History of the Conquest of Jerusalem, quoted by Michaud.
[5] Milman.
[6] See Michaud.