Crusading earned plenary indulgence but never formal martyrdom status

Evidence

The canonical position during the Crusades is not in doubt. Nothing was said of martyrdom, but for taking part a plenary indulgence was granted, on condition of a contrite heart and of oral confession. This positively excludes the idea of martyrdom. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1783

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Church doctrine granted crusaders indulgence, never martyrdom.; Early crusading promised salvation, not martyrdom, for battlefield deaths.; Crusading was holy exercise and sentiment, not technical martyrdom.