There were a multitude of dangers involved in traveling to Santiago de Compostela. In the twelfth century, the majority of French pilgrims traveled along the camino de Santiago. Olivia Constable relates a story from the Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago de Compostela that "while we were going to Santiago, we met two men of Navarre sitting sharpening their knives; they are in the habit of skinning the mounts of pilgrims who drink that water and die. When questioned by us, these liars said that it was safe to drink. We therefore watered our horses, and immediately two of them died, which these people skinned on the spot." This account showcases how dangerous the area would have been to foreigners, as they were not accustomed to the Iberian landscape. Alan Kendall states another story from Aimery Picaud's Guide du Pelerin, where "Several times also, having taken the money, the…show more content… This story also displays what people endured in order to receive salvation by experiencing perils on the road. There was also a fear of eating certain food, such as fish and beef, as it could make foreign individuals sick or even die. These aspects highlight the hazardous conditions pilgrims faced as they traveled to Santiago de Compostela. Although pilgrims encountered a variety of dangers on pilgrimage routes, they were prompted by a number of spiritual motivations. Similar to Christ, saints had the ability to cure people of illnesses, both for their soul
