Crusader [Medieval/Dark Ages Skin Contest] OMG 100th PLACE! Minecraft Skin

Updated on Feb 20th, 2013, 2/20/13 5:32 am | 3 logs
Published Feb 6th, 2013, 2/6/13 7:33 pm

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jl70l7u
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Historical Background

The Crusades were a series of religious expeditionary wars blessed by Pope Urban II and the Catholic Church, with the stated goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem. Jerusalem was and is a sacred city and symbol of all three major Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam). The background to the Crusades was set when the Seljuk Turks decisively defeated the Byzantine army in 1071 and cut off Christian access to Jerusalem. The Byzantine emperor, Alexis I, feared that all Asia Minor would be overrun. He called on western Christian leaders and the papacy to come to the aid of Constantinople by undertaking a pilgrimage or a crusade that would free Jerusalem from Muslim rule. Another cause was the destruction of many Christian sacred sites and the persecution of Christians under the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim.

The crusaders comprised military units of Roman Catholics from all over western Europe, and were not under unified command. The main series of Crusades, primarily against Muslims in the Levant, occurred between 1095 and 1291. Historians have given many of the earlier crusades numbers. After some early successes, the later crusades failed and the crusaders were defeated and forced to return home. Several hundred thousand soldiers became Crusaders by taking vows; the Pope granted them plenary indulgence. Their emblem was the cross o the term "crusade" is derived from the French term for taking up the cross.

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I got 100th place! I'm not proud but there are the cold hard facts. I should have spent more time coming up with a more original skin and/or should have executed it better. Congratulations to everyone else who got finalist!

Credit	Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades DeviantART: http://alioli1.deviantart.com/art/Crusader-Knight-Final-329660540
Gender	Male
Model	Steve

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Update #3 : by jl70l7u 02/20/2013 5:32:05 amFeb 20th, 2013

Added Halberd to back as Blaze22039 suggested.

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01/30/2014 7:23 pm

Level 5 : Apprentice Warrior

Tristan13669

last place...

01/31/2014 3:59 am

Level 49 : Master Wolf

ChileanMiner5

Not last place, 100th place. 100th place may be last on the final leaderboard, but it's not completely last. It's far from last, actually. Last place would be 965th place. 100 out of 965 is very good.

07/16/2014 1:25 pm

Level 42 : Master Paladin

Diasavia

Yah, too good...

09/02/2013 9:25 pm

Level 20 : Expert Mountaineer

Rhaults

the axe looks alot like the one on my indian werewolf...

02/26/2013 8:36 pm

Level 1 : New Network

taylorswiftisbae

How did this make the top 100?!?!?! No offence but this is horrible for being chosen for contest.

02/26/2013 9:04 pm

Level 47 : Master Pixel Painter

jl70l7u

That's fine as I have already said "I'm not proud but there are the cold hard facts. I should have spent more time coming up with a more original skin and/or should have executed it better. Congratulations to everyone else who got finalist!"

I advertised and got many views and diamonds. so I guess I earned it. If you would like to have a skin battle, I am more than happy to participate! *coughNOOBcough*

03/01/2013 8:06 pm

Level 34 : Artisan Pokemon

PenguinLover