Editing Children's Crusade (section)

==In the arts==
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Many works of art reference the Children's Crusade; this list is focused on works that are set in Middle Ages and focus primarily on a re-telling of the events. For other uses see ''[[Children's Crusade (disambiguation)]]''.

===Books===
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* ''La Croisade des enfants'' ("The Children's Crusade", 1896) by [[Marcel Schwob]].
* ''Pied Piper'' (1930), a novel by Daphne Muir (also published with title The Lost Crusade)
* "The [[Chalet School]] and Barbara" [[Elinor Brent-Dyer]] (1954), the Christmas play references the Children's crusade.
* ''The Children's Crusade'' (1958), children's historical novel by [[Henry Treece]], includes a dramatic account of Stephen of Cloyes attempting to part the sea at Marseille.
* ''[[The Gates of Paradise (novel)|The Gates of Paradise]]'' (1960), a novel by [[Jerzy Andrzejewski]] centres on the crusade, with the narrative employing a stream of consciousness technique.
* ''[[The March of the Innocents]]'' (1964), a novel by [[John Wiles]] which retells the traditional French story of Stephen of Cloyes, with the relationships between the protagonists being more important than the narrative. Very gritty, especially when describing the excesses of the Albigensian Crusade.
* ''Sea and Sunset'' (1965), a short story by [[Yukio Mishima]] (part of a collection entitled ''Acts of Worship''), portrayed an old French man who took part in the Children's Crusade as a boy and, through complicated circumstances, wound up in Japan.
* ''[[Slaughterhouse-Five|Slaughterhouse-Five (or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death)]]'', is a 1969 novel by American author [[Kurt Vonnegut]], telling the story of Billy Pilgrim, a young American soldier, and his experience during [[World War II]]. The alternative title references The Children's Crusade and compares it to World War II, suggesting it was yet another war fought by children who were drafted into the army at a very young age.
* ''[[Crusade in Jeans]]'' (Dutch: ''Kruistocht in spijkerbroek''), is a 1973 novel by Dutch author [[Thea Beckman]] and a [[Crusade in Jeans (film)|2006 film adaptation]] about the Children's Crusade through the eyes of a time traveler.
* ''Angeline'' ''(2004),'' a novel by [[Karleen Bradford]] about the life of a girl, Angeline, a priest, and Stephen of Cloyes after they are sold into slavery in Cairo.
* ''The Scarlet Cross'' (2006), a novel for youth by [[Karleen Bradford]].
* ''1212: Year of the Journey'' (2006), a novel by [[Kathleen McDonnell]]. Young adult historical novel.
* ''[[Sylvia (novel)|Sylvia]]'' (2006), a novel by [[Bryce Courtney]]. Follows a teenage girl during the crusades.
* ''The Children's Boat'' (2014) a novel by [[Mario Vargas Llosa]]
* ''1212'' (1985), a quartet of historical novels aimed at children and young adults by Danish author and journalist [[Carsten Overskov]].
* ''Matrix'' (2021), a novel by [[Lauren Groff]]. Follows a fictionalized version of [[Marie de France]] and her thoughts on the crusade.

===Comics===
* ''[[The Children's Crusade (comics)|The Children's Crusade]]'', an overarching title that covers a seven-issue comic crossover published for [[Vertigo Comics]] which seemingly links the event to other events such as the true event that inspired the story of the Pied Piper. Published in 2015 by Vertigo Comics as ''Free Country: A Tale of the Children's Crusade''.
* ''Innocent shōnen jūjigun'' (インノサン少年十字軍, ''The Crusade of the Innocent Boys''), a [[manga]] written by [[Usamaru Furuya]] (Manga F Erotics, 2005~2011, 3 volumes).

===Plays===
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* ''Cruciada copiilor'' (en. Children's Crusade) (1930), a play by [[Lucian Blaga]] based upon the Crusade.
* ''The Children's Crusade'' (1973), a play by Paul Thompson first produced at the [[Cockpit Theatre (Marylebone)]], London by the [[National Youth Theatre]].
* ''A Long March To Jerusalem'' (1978), a play by [[Don Taylor (English director and playwright)|Don Taylor]] about the story of the Children's Crusade.

===Music===
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* ''La Croisade des Enfants'' (1902), a seldom-performed [[oratorio]] by [[Gabriel Pierné]], featuring a children's chorus, based on ''La croisade des enfants'' ("The Children's Crusade") by [[Marcel Schwob]].
* ''The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi'' (1963), a dramatic [[cantata]] for two soloists, chorus, children's chorus and orchestra with words and music by [[Gian Carlo Menotti]], focused on a Bishop's regret for having blessed the doomed journey of the children. 
* "The Lost Children" ("Τα παιδιά που χάθηκαν"), a 1969 song by [[Dionysis Savvopoulos]] from his album "Το περιβόλι του τρελού" 
* "Children's Crusade", a contemporary opera by [[R. Murray Schafer]], first performed in 2009.
* "Children's Crusade", a song by [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] from his 1985 album ''[[The Dream of the Blue Turtles]]''. Not about the event as such, but using the name as an analogy.
* "Children's Crusade", a song by [[Tonio K]] from his 1988 album ''Notes from the Lost Civilization''.
* "Untitled Track", a song by [[The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud]], found originally on the 10" EP ''Yndalongg'' (1996), then re-released as the track "XII" on the CD ''Rest on Your Arms Reversed'' (1999), which tells a version of the story of the Children's Crusade and implies that the visions were inspired by the [[Devil]].
* ''The Diabolic Procession'' (2006), a concept album by Chicago hard rock band Bible of the Devil, which "addresses the fable of the Children's Crusades as a metaphor for our troubled times."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bibleofthedevil.bandcamp.com/album/the-diabolic-procession |title=The Diabolic Procession - Bible of the Devil|website=Bandcamp |access-date=22 December 2023}}</ref>
* Seminal Australian progressive rock band [[Cinema Prague]] named their 1991 tour "The Children's Crusade" as a satirical reference to the ages of the members of the band, for at the time, most of the band were still teenagers.

===Movies===
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* ''[[Gates to Paradise]]'' (1968), a film version by [[Andrzej Wajda]] of the [[Jerzy Andrzejewski]] novel.
* ''[[Lionheart (1987 film)|Lionheart]]'' (1987), a historical/fantasy film, loosely based on the stories of the Children's Crusade.
*''La Croisade des enfants'' (1988), a two-parts television film directed by [[Serge Moati]] and broadcast on [[France 3|FR3]].
* [[Crusade in Jeans (film)|''Crusade in Jeans'']], a.k.a. ''A March Through Time'' (2006), a motion picture predicated on unintentional travel by a soccer-playing boy from the modern Netherlands to the legendary German Children's Crusade led by Nicholas.

===Video Games===
* In [[Clive Barker's Jericho]] (2007), The Children's Crusade forms a crucial part of the game's lore as one of the tragedies used to summon the Firstborn, the game's main antagonist. The game also depicts the Crusade as having been secretly sanctioned by Pope Innocent III, although later disavowed and covered up when the crusaders were slaughtered. Additionally, the slain children appear in the game as ghoulish enemies seeking revenge for their deaths.

* The Children's Crusade appears as an event chain in [[Crusader Kings II]] (2012), resulting in several possible outcomes from the historical failure of the movement to the raising of over 200,000 troops and the conquest of Jerusalem.