Battle of Civetot
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The Battle of Civetot was fought between the forces of the People's Crusade and of the Seljuk Turks of Anatolia on 21 October 1096. The battle brought an end to the People's Crusade; some of the survi
Medieval illuminated manuscript showing Peter the Hermit's People's Crusade of 1096
Walter Sans Avoir
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Walter Sans Avoir was the lord of Boissy-sans-Avoir in the Île-de-France. His name is often mistranslated as Walter the Penniless. While the words in his name do literally mean "Walter without having"
Battle of Civetot
…sold as slaves were taken alive (the Princes' Crusade later liberated some of these close to Antioch). One of the leaders of the crusade, the knight Walter Sans Avoir, was killed in the action. Three thousand, including Burel, were able to obtain refuge in an abandoned castle. Eventually, the Byzantines under Constantine…
Reception of Walter Sans Avoir by the King of Hungary, who permitted him to pass through his territory with the Crusaders.