▁entire ▁Middle ▁East ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Fran ks . ▁With ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Ant io ch ▁( 1 2 6 8 ), ▁Tri pol i ▁( 1 2 8 9 ), ▁and ▁A cre ▁( 1 2 9 1 ), ▁those ▁Christians ▁unable ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁cities ▁were ▁mass ac red ▁or ▁ens la ved , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁traces ▁of ▁Christian ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁Lev ant ▁disappeared . ▁ ▁Northern ▁Cr us ades ▁ ▁The ▁Te ut onic ▁Order ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁conquer ▁Orth odox ▁Russia ▁( part icular ly ▁the ▁Republic s ▁of ▁P sk ov ▁and ▁Nov gor od ), ▁an ▁enter prise ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁Pope ▁Gregory ▁IX , ▁can ▁be ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cr us ades . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁blow s ▁for ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁Russia ▁was ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Ice ▁in ▁ 1 2 4 2 . ▁With ▁or ▁without ▁the ▁Pope ' s ▁bless ing , ▁Sweden ▁also ▁under to ok ▁several ▁cr us ades ▁against ▁Orth odox ▁Nov gor od . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 2 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 2 3 4 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁cr us ade ▁against ▁the ▁St ed ingers . ▁This ▁cr us ade ▁was ▁special , ▁because ▁the ▁St ed ingers ▁were ▁not ▁he ath ens ▁or ▁her et ics , ▁but ▁fellow ▁Roman ▁C athol ics . ▁They ▁were ▁free ▁F ris ian ▁far mers ▁who ▁res ented ▁attempts ▁of ▁the ▁count ▁of