The pope recruited people from southern Italy to Lombardy, from France to Normandy, from Flanders to western Germany, to Denmark, and elsewhere during his preaching tour. Despite going to war, people joined the crusades for various reasons and benefits. The reason people joined the Crusades was for beliefs such as “the certainties of faith; fear of damnation; temporal self-image; material, social and supernatural profit; the attraction of war for a military aristocracy; an unequivocally good cause…” (Tyerman, the Crusades: A Very Short Introduction, p.14). People also participated in crusades to cleanse themselves of their sins by serving God in all territories. People went on crusades to gain privileges. Participation in the crusades granted families privileges such as protection of the church, property, repayment of interest on debts, and more. To obtain these privileges, people had to swear to adopt a cross, be blessed by a priest, and display the symbol on their clothing. In total, between 50,000 and 70,000 men had reached Asia Minor participating in the First Crusade with the motivation of spreading their religion and conquering