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Deus Vult TranslationThe earliest evidence of Deus vult being used as a battle cry appears in the 'Gesta Francorum' ('The Deeds of the Franks'), a Latin document written anonymously and detailing the events of the First Crusade. According to the author, a group of soldiers gathered in the Italian town of Amalfi in 1096 in preparation for their attack on the Holy Land. Wearing tunics printed with..