Peter the Hermit (Person) AKA Peter of Amiens, Little Peter, Cucupeter
Peter the Hermit
1050 AD - 1115 AD
AKA Peter of Amiens, Little Peter, Cucupeter
Key figure during the People's Crusade, the Rhineland massacres, and the First Crusade
A charismatic monk and powerful orator, he was known for riding a donkey and dressing in simple clothing.
He had vigorously preached the crusade throughout northern France and Flanders. He claimed to have been appointed to preach by Christ himself (and supposedly had a divine letter to prove it), and it is likely that some of his followers thought he, not Urban, was the true originator of the crusading idea.
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