The term ‘Saracen’ predates Islam...............
We sing praise of total war.
against the Saracens we abhor.
to free the tomb of Christ our Lord
we’ll put the known world to the sword.
from an old Dr. Who
https://youtu.be/XCK5pipHeZY
I read somewhere that Saracen originally meant “Easterner.” No connection to Islam at first.