"What the seek is Truth. What they find is Hell. 1212 and the forces of Christendom are on the march again. Twenty-five years ago, the Christian army lay slaughtered on the desolate plain of Hattin, slaughtered by Mighty Saladin, ruler of the Moslem world. The Holy Land seemed lost. The Pope has called for crusade. Many take the cross for pilgrimage and battle. Among them is Otto, a young noble in search of his vanished Hospitaller Knight Father. And tens of thousands of children, pledged to recapture Jerusalem. Nothing can prepare them for what they will face. Treachery, horror, violence and dread beset the pilgrims' journey. There are allies at hand but they may not be enough. For the way ahead is perilous and some will not survive."
"1212. In the streets of Cologne, thousands of children gather. Inspired by preachers and the promise of eternal salvation, they pledged to recapture Jerusalem for Christendom and find the True Cross, the holiest of relics lost to Islam at the Battle of Hattin 25 years before."
"In 1212 C.E., a small group of German children embark on a journey for the Holy Land to find the lost remnants of the true cross. Joined by Otto, a lordling in search of his father, these young heroes survive privation, hostility, and a journey of thousands of miles. Meanwhile, the Crusader kingdom of Outremer is crumbling, beset by Saracens from without and a demon-worshipping betrayer within. It is up to the children to save the Crusaders from their own corruption."
"Als de paus in 1212 een oproep doet voor een nieuwe kruistocht, gaan duizenden, onder wie vele kinderen, op weg om Jeruzalem te heroveren op de moslims en het echte kruis van Christus terug te vinden."
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