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The nobility and the Pope's warrior bishop didn't actually buy into the Spear of Destiny thing. It was mostly the men at arms and peasant followers. But the combined Turk and Arab host fucked up badly by rejecting terms.

Peter the Hermit offered for the Crusaders to just pack up and leave in exchange for peace. The Muslims, not sure of how many more Franks might show up (thinking them more numerous than they really were due to the size of the initial army), wanted a strong moral victory to preclude any future war. This, the only terms they offered were that they reject Christianity in favor of Islam. Then they would be given lands and titles in the empire and could be used as quality shock troops against Byzantium and the Persians.

Unfortunately, this was a huge misstep. It convinced the nobility that God was testing them and they decided to fight to the death instead.

As it turns out, having God on your side, or being sure God is on your side, can lead to some lopsided upsets. Pic related with Jewish militia crushing Alexander's successors being a good example.