The Temple Mount gained crusading prominence only after the First Crusade

Evidence

At the first preaching of the Crusade the Temple was less prominent than the Sepulchre (but see Baudry of Dol, 1.iv); but its importance grew. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 2108

Categorization

  • QUESTION: Worth chasing why the Temple displaced the Sepulchre as the crusading focal point.