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> [“By now the crusaders had christened the most powerful French catapult 'Mal Voisine', or 'Bad Neighbour', while nicknaming the Muslim stone-thrower that targeted it for conter-bombardment 'Mal Cousine', or 'Bad Relation'.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-asbridge/by-now-the-crusaders-had-christened-the-most-powerful-french-catapult/)

Thomas Asbridge

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## More by Thomas Asbridge

> [“Islam had, from its earliest days, embraced warfare. Muhammad himself prosecuted a series of military campaigns while subjugating Mecca, and the explosive expansion of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-asbridge/islam-had-from-its-earliest-days-embraced-warfare-muhammad-himself/)

Thomas Asbridge

> [“enemy than to suffer his people to be exposed to rapine,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-asbridge/enemy-than-to-suffer-his-people-to-be-exposed-to-rapine/)

Thomas Asbridge

> [“By now the crusaders had christened the most powerful French catapult 'Mal Voisine', or 'Bad Neighbour', while nicknaming the Muslim stone-thrower that targeted it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-asbridge/by-now-the-crusaders-had-christened-the-most-powerful-french-catapult/)

Thomas Asbridge

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