CELESTIAL PHENOMENA
Book II.. Joseph-Francois Michaud .. Illustrated by Gustave Dore

History of the Crusades

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CELESTIAL PHENOMENA

In a superstitious age age the sight of a prodigy or of an extraordinary phenomenom had more influence over the minds of men than the oracles of wisdom or reason. Historians inform us that whilst the barons were assembled, the moon, which was in eclipse, appeared of the color of blood. When the eclipse was over, its disc was surrounded by an unprecedented splendor. Some weeks after, says the Abbe' Guibert, the northern horizon was seen to be all on fire, and the terrified people rushed from the houses and cities, believing that the enemy was advancing, fire and sword in hand. At another time the stars assembled in the form of a cross and a wreath of thorns, and appeared to rise in the sky in conjunction with the moon. These phenomena, with several others, were regarded as signs of the will of God, and the presages of the terrible war about to be made in his name. They everywhere redoubled the enthusiasm of the Crusade. Men who had hitherto remained indifferent now partook of the general delirium. All Frenchman called to the profession of arms, and who had not yet taken the oath to fight against the infidels, hastened now to take the cross. - Book II

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