Drinkware - Tankard Crusader on Horse - metal insert removable

Drinkware

Tankard Crusader on Horse - with metal insert 

• Made of Resin and steel
• Hand painted
• Dimensions: (wxhxd) approx. 16cm x 11cm x 11cm
• Capacity: 350ml

In the mid-11th century, the Muslim Turks conquered Syria and Palestine from the Christians. When Pope Urban II preached the moral imperative at a synod in November 1095 that Western Europe would support the help-seeking Byzantine Emperor Alexios I and his army in the counterattack against the Seljuks (Turks), the First Crusade began. “Deus lo volt = God wills it” was the Pope's famous saying.
The Five Crusades took place between the years 1095 and 1279 and were military expeditions from the West with the aim of reconquering Jerusalem and the “Holy Land”. The sword and dagger were essential companions for every crusader on this long and dangerous journey with countless skirmishes and raids. Once they arrived in the 'Holy Land', the Crusaders often had to gain the upper hand against an overwhelmingly powerful Islamic army.

Famous military leaders of these crusades were Saladin on the Turkish side and the German Emperor Barbarossa, as well as Richard the Lionheart, who was fatally shot by a crossbow bolt during the Third Crusade.