tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683681702039130081.post5671882733365224701..comments2023-12-06T09:36:49.503-08:00Comments on Defending the Crusader Kingdoms: The Time-Honored Tradition of Ransom Helena P. Schraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683681702039130081.post-45193897999835873742016-07-21T13:58:12.042-07:002016-07-21T13:58:12.042-07:00Ibrahim, thank you for that clarification! Very he...Ibrahim, thank you for that clarification! Very helpful.Helena P. Schraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683681702039130081.post-10454352267220169282016-07-19T22:20:13.288-07:002016-07-19T22:20:13.288-07:00There was a local tradition of ransom-giving and t...There was a local tradition of ransom-giving and taking (called "fidya"--a term used for other forms of compensation as well), near as I can tell, well before the crusades: it features for example in the biographies of the prophet Muhammad. <br /><br />As with the West, the custom dates back to classical times at the very least.Ibrahimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05209741194862486975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683681702039130081.post-49147697963027701752016-07-08T07:35:18.127-07:002016-07-08T07:35:18.127-07:00Hatred rules the battle field today, rather than g...Hatred rules the battle field today, rather than greed.Mystic Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593826779432906953noreply@blogger.com