When Alexius Comnenus asked for Western help against the Seljuq Turks,he was hoping for a:
A) crusading army that would recapture Jerusalem.
B) large army of foot soldiers to drive the Turks from Anatolia,the Byzantine heartland.
C) force of heavily armored knights to deploy against the lightly armored Turkish cavalry.
D) group of Norman mercenaries to serve as his palace guard.
E) conquering army he could lead against the Muslims and thus unite all of Christendom.
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