Volkmar (crusader)

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Volkmar
The Army of Priest Volkmar and Count Emicio Attacks Mersbourg by Gustave Doré, c. 19th century
Born11 century
Germany (likely Saxony or Bohemia)
Died1096
BranchPeople's Crusade

Volkmar was a preacher-crusader who traveled in the People's Crusade movement initiated by the Peter the Hermit. He, alongside Emicho, are most infamous for their leadership in massacring the Jewish civilians on their way to the Jerusalem. Volkmar and his men were subsequently defeated by the Kingdom of Hungary.

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