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Second Crusade

Second Crusade

8.8
A military campaign by European Christians in the 1100s to take back the Holy Land that failed because leaders fought
  • proper noun
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  • Historians often debate the causes of the failures during the Second Crusade, particularly the internal conflicts among its leaders.

Examples

  • The reliquary itself is surrounded by mystery, for inside is a cylindrical crystal flask, which is said to contain the congealed blood of Christ, brought back from Jerusalem after the Second Crusade by Thierry of Alsace.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Dante also paid homage to his ancestor who participated in the Second Crusade led by Conrad III of Germany and Louis VII of France between 1147 and 1149.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The Second Crusade, which occurred from 1147 to 1149, aimed to reclaim territories in the Holy Land.

  • King Louis VII of France was one of the prominent leaders during the Second Crusade that sought to strengthen Christian control in the region.

Surface Forms

Second Crusade main

Morphology

2nd + crusade

The phrase is compositionally built from an ordinal ('Second') plus a lexical noun ('Crusade'), so a learner who knows 'second/2nd' (follows the first) and 'crusade' (a medieval Christian military expedition) can infer it refers to the second such expedition. While the precise historical dates, leaders, or outcome are not derivable, the core referential meaning is transparent and follows a common cross-linguistic ordinal + event naming pattern.

Etymology

Second Crusade was the name for the second major wave of European Christian armies who crossed seas to fight in the Holy Land. The word Second shows it followed the First Crusade, and the soldiers hoped to 'reclaim territory', but rival leaders and poor planning made this 'second attempt' fail.