The Tattered Crusaders by sandra46

Photography • Urban/Cityscape • posted on Feb 25, 2011

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Carnival started in venice last Saturday. Here a substantial group of people organized themselves as the tatty crusaders of the First Crusade.While single or couples of masks are easier to see, there are many, Venetians and 'strangers' ('foresti' in Venetian, that means 'foreigners literally) alike that work many months and come as an orgnanized group of Carnival masks. The People's Crusade is part of the First Crusade and lasted roughly six months from April 1096 to October. It is also known as the Peasants' Crusade or the Paupers' Crusade. Led by Walter Sans Avoir and Peter the Hermit, the army was destroyed by the Seljuk forces of Kilij Arslan. PS just in case: This post is NOT a political piece of an advice in order to manage the situation in North Africa !!! far from it! Thank you for your kind comments.

Comments (52)

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bimm3d

11:51PM | Fri, 25 February 2011

wonderful photo!!

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mariogiannecchini

1:57AM | Sat, 26 February 2011

Bella scena dal Carnevale di Venezia ! Ma dovrsti provare a vedere Viareggio ! Lo so che si capisce bene che sono viareggino , ma non me ne vergogno ! Anzi...!

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bazza

4:10AM | Sat, 26 February 2011

Great capture and info Sandra.. well done!!

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NitraLing

5:39AM | Sat, 26 February 2011

Super capture!!!!!!!

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bmac62

8:22AM | Sat, 26 February 2011

Always fascinating stuff...well done.

gonzojr

8:27AM | Sat, 26 February 2011

Excellent capture!

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bugatti

9:35AM | Sat, 26 February 2011

fine ...

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KarmaSong

6:16PM | Sat, 26 February 2011

You are very lucky , Venice is such a beautiful city and even more so during the Carnival! A superb capture indeed!

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Chipka

10:47PM | Sat, 26 February 2011

I love the way so many things in Europe that aren't political have political undertones simply because there's so much history over there...this reminds me of one of those things--it could easily have been done just for fun and yet, Venice, like so many other places in Europe has such a long and rich history that even fun events might carry something of a political echo. Ah, but that's what happens when history isn't something that you read in a book, but instead pass every day on the way to work. On a level it's incredibly fun and allows you to feel a sense of historical continuity leading from then to now...it gives you a feeling that you're a part of something that hasn't been torn down in order to build a parking lot for the shopping mall across the street. And so having said that, I will also say that I love this shot. It has such intensity to it, a bright liveliness, despite the overall "pauper's drab" colors. What a spectacle this must be. I'm glad I saw this. It's wonderful.

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CoreyBlack

11:19PM | Sat, 26 February 2011

Great action shot and interesting history. Looks like they're having fun.

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danapommet

11:35PM | Sat, 26 February 2011

Fantastic helmet on the "kniht" on the bottom left. Great photo. Dana

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dochtersions

6:14AM | Sun, 27 February 2011

Great historic photo and carnival, dear Sandra!

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amota99517

3:11PM | Sun, 27 February 2011

This is such a great shot!

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wysiwig

6:22PM | Sun, 27 February 2011

Ah yes, the First Crusade. The goal was the Holy Land but they never made it further than Western Anatolia. Strange event for a celebration but a terrific image.

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