ABSTRACT
Georgian historiography of the 20th century revealed considerable interest in the Crusades. However, the research was mainly confined to the study of the relationships between Georgia and the crusader states. For contemporary Georgian historians, it is also clear that the Crusades, which dominated European thought for more than four centuries, were a much more complex phenomenon and that the motivation of the crusaders was less materialistic than portrayed. Several historians, often without source proof evidence, make an attempt to find an analogy of the crusader movement in the history of Georgia. Georgian literature also paid its debt to the tendencies, producing several historical novels where crusaders are portrayed positively, which undoubtedly reflects the views of society in general. Overall, unless the focus is placed on Soviet cliches, Georgian historiography assesses the Crusades positively, accepting the objective, positive contribution in the process of the liberation of Georgia from the Seljuk rule.
