However, the first crusader groups did not leave France until April and May, others straggled along throughout the summer and some of the French nobles chose to sail instead from Marseilles and other ports.
Ent esimesed ristisõdijate rühmad ei lahkunud Prantsusmaalt enne aprilli ja maid, paljud neist asusid teele suve jooksul ning mõned Prantsuse aadlikest otsustasid selle asemel hoopis Marseille'i ja teiste sadamate kaudu sinna seilata.