Sunday, August 19, 2018

Medieval Doublethink


We sail for Jerusalem, the leaders of the Crusade said
(and secretly aimed for Egypt)
We fight for God, they said
(and to repay their debt to Venice)
We will smite the heathen, they said
(and laid siege to the greatest of Christian cities)

* * *

About the Fourth Crusade.

No comments:

Post a Comment