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Fulcher of Chartres (“SHAR-truh”) chronicled one of these events which ended with the Battle of Ascalon. Peter the Hermit and Walter Sans Avoir (10[1])led a so-called “People’s” one of these (10[1])events. After (10[1])participating in these events, Bohemond of Taranto and Godfrey of Bouillon (“bwee-YOHN”) established states which became known as “Outremer” (-5[1])(“oo-truh-MAIR”). In 1095, one of these events was announced at the Council of Clermont in a speech by Pope Urban II. The Knights Templar regularly took part in these (10[1])events, the third of which saw conflict (10[1])between Richard I of England and the Ayyubid sultan Saladin. For 10 points, what holy wars were fought by Christians across Europe and most famously in the Holy Land? ■END■

ANSWER: crusades [accept First Crusade or Third Crusade or People’s Crusade]
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TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%20%47.60
UK (South)UK8100%13%35.00
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%25%56.00
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%14%51.86
Eastern Canada (1)US5100%0%31.60
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%0%60.78
FloridaUS4100%25%58.75
Great LakesUS11100%0%32.36
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%0%38.89
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS1100%0%31.00
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS9100%0%39.44
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS2100%0%26.00
MidwestUS9100%0%30.44
NorthUS4100%0%37.50
NortheastUS1100%0%29.00
PacificUS8100%0%36.13
SoutheastUS12100%0%27.92
Upstate NYUS5100%0%42.40