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ebetiersonthat
day,charlesrtelcharlesrthefrankish
ahaedann
questhedrovethesleoutoffrance,buttheyintained
theelvesinspainanfoundedthe
caliphateofrdova,ethegreatestcentreof
sediaevaleurope
thisorishkingdosoe
froauretaniainroc,lastedsevencenturiesitwas
onlyaftertheosletronghold,
intheyear1492,thatluusreceivedtheroyalgranth
allotogouponavoyageofdisverythehaedans
soonregainedtheirstrengthinthenes
adeinasiaandafricaandtodaythereareas
nyfollodasthereareofchrist
charlegne
hoagne,thekingofthe
franks,catobearthetitleof
eerorandtriedtorevivetheold
idealofpire
thebattleofpoitiershadsavedeuropefrohe
haedansbuttheenehinthehopelessdisorder
anpolice
officerthatenereineditistruethatthenes
ofthechristianfaithinnortheeuropefeltadeeprespect
fortheghtybishopofrobutthatpoorbishopdid
notfeelanytoosafeohedistant
untainsheavenknefreshhordesofbarbarianswere
readytocrossthealpsandbeginaneeit
hespiritualheadofthe
ofindanallyhastrongswordandapowerful
fistodefendhisholinessincaseofdanger
andsothepopes,onlyveryholybut
alsoverypractical,castaboutforafriend,andpresently
theydeoverturestothestprosingofthegeic
tribesheeuropeafterthefall
ofrotheyhefranksoneoftheirearliest
kings,ansinthebattleof
thecatalaunianfieldsintheyear451heydefeatedthe
hunshisdescendants,therovingians,hadntinuedto
takelittlebitsofierialterritoryuntiltheyear486when
kingclovistheoldfrenchself
strongenoughtobeattheronsintheopenbuthis
descendantsentheaffairsofstateto
theirprinister,the``jordosorsterofthe
palace
pepintheshort,thesonofthefauscharlesrtel,
asterofthepalace,hardly
kneasterwasa
devouttheologian,houtanyinterestinpoliticspepin
askedthepopeforadvicethepopeical
personans
uallypossessedofitpepintookthehinthe
persuadederovingianstobee
ankandthendehielfkinghtheapprovalofthe
othergeicchieftainsbutthisdidnotsatisfytheshrewd
pepinheethingrethanabarbarian
onyathboniface,
thegreatssionaryoftheeuropeannorth,anointed
hinddehi``kingbythegraceofgoditwas
easytoslipthoseia,intotheronation
serviostfifteenhundredyearstogettheut
again
pepinefulforthiskindnessonthepart
ofthechurchhedetionstoitalytodefend
thepopeagainsthiseneeshetookravennaandseveral
other
tohisholiness,ainsinto
thesocalledpapalstate,ainedanindependent
untryuntilhalfacenturyago
afterpepinsdeath,therelationsbeteandaix
la,thefrankishkings
didnothaveoneofficialresidence,buttravelledfrolaceto
plaere
andrerdialfinallythepopeandthekingtookastep
ostprofound
way
charles,nlyknoagnusorchar
legne,succeededpepinintheyear768hehadnquered
thelandofthesaxonsineastegeyandhad
builttoonasteriesalloverthegreaterpartofnorthe
europeattherequestofcertaineneesofabdar
rahn,hehadinvadedspaintofighttheorsbutin
thepyreneeshehadbeenattackedbythewildbasquesand
hadbeenforcedtoretireithisoccasionthatroland,
thegreatrgraveofbreton,shoafrankish
eantisedtobe
faithfultohisking,andgavehislifeandthatofhistrusted
folloy
duringthelasttenyearsoftheeighthcentury,however,
charlesselfexclusivelytoaffairsof
thesouththepope,leoiii,hadbeenattackedbyaband
ofronrofordeadinthestreet
sokindpeoplehadbandagedhiswoundsandhadhelped
hioespofcharles,whereheaskedfor
helpanaroffrankssoonrestoredquietandcarriedleo
backtothelateranpalacehedaysofnstantine,
hadbeenthehoofthepopethatber
oftheyear799onchristsdayofthenextyear,
charlegne,e,attendedtheservice
intheancientchurchofstpeterprayer,
thepopeplaperorof
theronsandhailedhincerehthetitleof``augustus
beenheardforhundredsofyears
onpire,
butthedignityanchieftainould
readjustalittleandneverleaedtoebutheuld
fightandforashorthereherival
eerorinnstantinoplesentaletterofapprovaltohis
``dearbrother
unfortunatelythissplendidoldndiedintheyear814
hissonsandhisgrandsonsatoncebegantofightforthe
largestshareoftheierialinheritancethecarolingian
landshetreatiesofverduninthe
year843andbythetreatyofrsenontheuseinthe
year870thelattertreatydividedtheentirefrankishkingdobr >
intotscharlestheboldreceivedthee
halfitntainedtheoldronprovincecalledgaulwhere
thelanguageofthepeoplehadbeethoroughlyronized
thefrankssoonleaedtospeakthisla
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ebetiersonthat
day,charlesrtelcharlesrthefrankish
ahaedann
questhedrovethesleoutoffrance,buttheyintained
theelvesinspainanfoundedthe
caliphateofrdova,ethegreatestcentreof
sediaevaleurope
thisorishkingdosoe
froauretaniainroc,lastedsevencenturiesitwas
onlyaftertheosletronghold,
intheyear1492,thatluusreceivedtheroyalgranth
allotogouponavoyageofdisverythehaedans
soonregainedtheirstrengthinthenes
adeinasiaandafricaandtodaythereareas
nyfollodasthereareofchrist
charlegne
hoagne,thekingofthe
franks,catobearthetitleof
eerorandtriedtorevivetheold
idealofpire
thebattleofpoitiershadsavedeuropefrohe
haedansbuttheenehinthehopelessdisorder
anpolice
officerthatenereineditistruethatthenes
ofthechristianfaithinnortheeuropefeltadeeprespect
fortheghtybishopofrobutthatpoorbishopdid
notfeelanytoosafeohedistant
untainsheavenknefreshhordesofbarbarianswere
readytocrossthealpsandbeginaneeit
hespiritualheadofthe
ofindanallyhastrongswordandapowerful
fistodefendhisholinessincaseofdanger
andsothepopes,onlyveryholybut
alsoverypractical,castaboutforafriend,andpresently
theydeoverturestothestprosingofthegeic
tribesheeuropeafterthefall
ofrotheyhefranksoneoftheirearliest
kings,ansinthebattleof
thecatalaunianfieldsintheyear451heydefeatedthe
hunshisdescendants,therovingians,hadntinuedto
takelittlebitsofierialterritoryuntiltheyear486when
kingclovistheoldfrenchself
strongenoughtobeattheronsintheopenbuthis
descendantsentheaffairsofstateto
theirprinister,the``jordosorsterofthe
palace
pepintheshort,thesonofthefauscharlesrtel,
asterofthepalace,hardly
kneasterwasa
devouttheologian,houtanyinterestinpoliticspepin
askedthepopeforadvicethepopeical
personans
uallypossessedofitpepintookthehinthe
persuadederovingianstobee
ankandthendehielfkinghtheapprovalofthe
othergeicchieftainsbutthisdidnotsatisfytheshrewd
pepinheethingrethanabarbarian
onyathboniface,
thegreatssionaryoftheeuropeannorth,anointed
hinddehi``kingbythegraceofgoditwas
easytoslipthoseia,intotheronation
serviostfifteenhundredyearstogettheut
again
pepinefulforthiskindnessonthepart
ofthechurchhedetionstoitalytodefend
thepopeagainsthiseneeshetookravennaandseveral
other
tohisholiness,ainsinto
thesocalledpapalstate,ainedanindependent
untryuntilhalfacenturyago
afterpepinsdeath,therelationsbeteandaix
la,thefrankishkings
didnothaveoneofficialresidence,buttravelledfrolaceto
plaere
andrerdialfinallythepopeandthekingtookastep
ostprofound
way
charles,nlyknoagnusorchar
legne,succeededpepinintheyear768hehadnquered
thelandofthesaxonsineastegeyandhad
builttoonasteriesalloverthegreaterpartofnorthe
europeattherequestofcertaineneesofabdar
rahn,hehadinvadedspaintofighttheorsbutin
thepyreneeshehadbeenattackedbythewildbasquesand
hadbeenforcedtoretireithisoccasionthatroland,
thegreatrgraveofbreton,shoafrankish
eantisedtobe
faithfultohisking,andgavehislifeandthatofhistrusted
folloy
duringthelasttenyearsoftheeighthcentury,however,
charlesselfexclusivelytoaffairsof
thesouththepope,leoiii,hadbeenattackedbyaband
ofronrofordeadinthestreet
sokindpeoplehadbandagedhiswoundsandhadhelped
hioespofcharles,whereheaskedfor
helpanaroffrankssoonrestoredquietandcarriedleo
backtothelateranpalacehedaysofnstantine,
hadbeenthehoofthepopethatber
oftheyear799onchristsdayofthenextyear,
charlegne,e,attendedtheservice
intheancientchurchofstpeterprayer,
thepopeplaperorof
theronsandhailedhincerehthetitleof``augustus
beenheardforhundredsofyears
onpire,
butthedignityanchieftainould
readjustalittleandneverleaedtoebutheuld
fightandforashorthereherival
eerorinnstantinoplesentaletterofapprovaltohis
``dearbrother
unfortunatelythissplendidoldndiedintheyear814
hissonsandhisgrandsonsatoncebegantofightforthe
largestshareoftheierialinheritancethecarolingian
landshetreatiesofverduninthe
year843andbythetreatyofrsenontheuseinthe
year870thelattertreatydividedtheentirefrankishkingdobr >
intotscharlestheboldreceivedthee
halfitntainedtheoldronprovincecalledgaulwhere
thelanguageofthepeoplehadbeethoroughlyronized
thefrankssoonleaedtospeakthisla
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