Sunday, October 19, 2008

Wiki Article

Peter the Hermit
This article discusses the involvement of Peter in the First Crusade as a leader and a preacher of the crusade. It begins with his leadership of one of the five sections of the People’s Crusade as they began a pilgrimage toward the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It details various battles he was involved in as he led the people in this pilgrimage. The article traces his life as it is associated with the crusades until his death in 1131.

1. 1,363 words.
2. Search term- Peter the Hermit. Title- Peter the Hermit
3. No disambiguation.
4. The discussion page talks of the scopes of the Wiki project the article falls within, religion, military, biography, middle ages, etc.
5. History of the page shows it has been edited 20 times the first on 5-13-04 and the last on 6-21-08.
6. No external links.
7. One reference.
8. No further readings.


I would recommend this article, but maybe only as additional information. In the body of the article it acknowledges that there are a number of scholars that disagree with some of the information. It would seem important to me to obtain information elsewhere as well.

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