Crusades and Jihads

[Whacker]

Evenin'

The most famous of the crusades preached were against the Muslims in control of the Holy Land. Less well known but equally relevant was the Spanish Reconquista of the Iberian peninsula that lasted almost 700 years, to the Teutonic order minor crusades in eastern Europe. Crusades in general were not always against Muslims; their targets included heretics/apostates and pagans alike. I guess the logic in the game here is that when you're excommunicated, it somehow equates that with you being apostate or heretical (basically against the church since you didn't heed the Pope-o-matic's warnings) and as such you are now vulnerable to retribution. Crude by effective. This was used against the then-heretical Cathars in France and some parts of Spain. I guess the bottom line is I don't have a problem with this, in terms of the game and how it handles it. It's a useful feature.



Edit - Forgot to post this earlier like an idiot, sorry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade...ambiguation%29