Peter the Hermit with the Patriarch of Jerusalem
Peasant's Crusade
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In 1096 Peter the Hermit, a native of Amiens in France, led 20,000 commoners out of Cologne on the Peasants' Crusade. Made up of poorly organized groups led by Peter the Hermit and Walter the Pennyless, the Peasants' Crusade never actually made it to Jerusalem. Most died and later, in 1098, Tancred found Peter the Hermit attempting to flee to Constantinople. Tancred made sure that Peter returned to continue the fight.
