Defence? Only on the basis of attack being the best form of defence.Is it true that the crusades in the middle east was a christian war of self defense?
Yes and No.
You see the Crusades were originally meant to protect the Byzantine Empire of what is now Turkey which was a Christian Empire which was taking on attacks by Muslim Turks.
Pope Urban raised the banner of God across Europe and instead of the few hundred the Byzantine Emperor wanted... he had thousands of warriors killing Turks and Arabs across the Middle East.
The Crusaders conquered Jerusalem, which was not the focus of the Crusade in the first place
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