"Christian holy war was a dynamic concept which was adjusted for use in different conditions."
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Poland, Holy War, and the Piast Monarchy, 1100-1230 p. 217 (Turnhout , 2014)
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Darius von Guttner Sporzynski
Darius von Güttner-Sporzyński is an Australian historian and author specialising in the history of crusades, transmission of ideas, medieval Poland and experiences of the French Revolution. He was elected as the President of the Australian Early Medieval Association in 2015.
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