They destroy the altars, after having defiled them with their uncleanness. They circumcise the Christians, and the blood of the circumcision they either spread upon the altars or pour into the vases of the baptismal font.
Launched the First Crusade
Graphic and highly inflammatory descriptions of alleged atrocities by Muslims against Christians and holy sites. (Robert the Monk's account)
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