7. THE WENDISH CRUSADE-- Everyone knows the Crusades involved Christian Armies trying to get the Holy Land back from the Muslims, but an offshoot of the Second Crusade was called the Wendish Crusade in the mid-12th century, where non-Christian Slavic peoples were attacked in present-day Germany (called the Wends). They were given the choice of converting or dying.
8. THE WAR OF THE OAKEN BUCKET-- A twelve-year war that started in 1325 in Ital between the city-states of Modena and Bologna. It started when a soldier from Modena stole a wooden bucket from Bologna. Bologna demanded it back and it escalated into war and thousands died.
Modena displays the bucket to this day. (This shouldn't be confused with the annual Old Oaken Bucket football game between Purdue and Indiana.)
Bucket, Bucket. Who's Got the Bucket? --DaCoot
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