Fighting Crusader Priest with Sword & Shield--single figure
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Fighting Crusader Priest with Sword & Shield
As well as being 'warrior priests', these men often held junior leadership positions among the Men-at-Arms in the Crusader armies which rewarded them with superior weaponry and occasionally uniforms and armour.
‘THE WARRIOR PRIESTS’
All through Medieval history members of the Clergy took up arms to support various causes and their beliefs following leaders of their communities as well as some holy orders into battle and onto Crusades in foreign lands. One of the major reasons for this was the fact that many churchmen themselves had been soldiers before becoming priests and believed their previous military experience would provide a distinct advantage for any military expedition.
During the course of the Crusades, many hundreds of these ‘Warrier Priests’ journeyed to The Holy Land, sometimes on their own or as members of a larger organized group and even as part of the ‘entourage’ of a more senior ‘Fighting Bishop’, one of several who accompanied the Kings from different parts of Western Europe who fought in these crusades to recapture and defend Christendom and The Holy Land.
Due to be released in FEBRUARY 2026.
