Moreover, news had reached the camp that the Egyptian army was approaching. They knew they had to act quickly, but without the necessary siege engines their fighting would only be desperate. However, not all was hopeless, a priest named Peter Desiderius had a divine vision that the crusaders would indeed capture Jerusalem, but not before they repented through a fast and walked in barefoot procession around the walls of Jerusalem (Madden, 1999 ). If they did all this, they would do it within nine days. After several noble families gave their support to the priest, a fast was ordered and the procession took place: the bishops and priests of the Crusade went first, carrying crosses and holy relics, followed by the princes, the knights and then the foot soldiers; they were all barefoot. The Muslims at the top of the walls mocked the procession but the Crusaders had found a source of inspiration and were fully enthusiastic about it (Madden,