It is not known exactly how people in the First Crusade died but it is suspected that a lot of people died by human sorts eg. Pointy sticks, chocking, fire, hitting, punching. Also people died because of the catapulting siege weapons that were built after the logs were brought into Jerusalem. Also when people were climbing the walls of Jerusalem they were burnt by a hot liquid that was poured on them by the defenders of the city. Many crusaders died on the journey to Jerusalem from disease and sickness, which could not be cured in these early times. People also died of heatstroke, exhaustion from the journey and starvation, due to the limited supplies.
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