• Madison420@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Peasants didn’t really fight in the crusades, it was mostly noble families throwing second and third sons along with mercenary forces. Chances are they would live and die in a village they weren’t likely to leave often if ever. Ie. They wouldn’t even have been important enough to fight and die for God let alone read.