Richard the Lionheart spent 10 years away from home and at most 6 months in Briton.

Do you know why he was fighting in wars in far away lands? It certainly wasn't about land or power (at least, not for Richard)

It was a Crusade. The 3rd Crusade to be precise.

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Also the whole Reconquista thing in Spain, coinciding with the Spanish Inquisition and all that. Plenty of major religious events that interacted with politics and brought glory to commanders.

And then things like the 30 Years War, which had substantial amounts of religious influence of Protestants vs Catholics.

I'm not saying every war was about religion. But Catholics have PLENTY of holy warriors that are even venerated for their battle prowess.