ABSTRACT
In the early medieval period the migration of large groups of people across Europe was well documented, but by the high medieval period most migration was undertaken by individuals or families rather than entire tribes or clans.1 However, the crusades were a notable exception to this. The migration of large numbers of people to the East in sizable groups must have been a key event in the lives of the soldiers, camp followers, pilgrims, and traders who made the journey. Many returned home after a year or two, some died during their expedition, and others chose to settle in the Frankish states of the Latin East.2
