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1 CHAPTER I. THE FRANKISH MONARCHY . The formation of the confederacy
of the Franks - Their feelings toward Rome - Clovis - His victories ; his crimes ; his
conversion - Inquiry into the nature of the national conversions of the middle ...
1 CHAPTER I. THE FRANKISH MONARCHY . The formation of the confederacy
of the Franks - Their feelings toward Rome - Clovis - His victories ; his crimes ; his
conversion - Inquiry into the nature of the national conversions of the middle ...
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The language of the Franks is yet more remarkable . In the preamble to the Salic
code , composed shortly after their conversion to Christianity , it is said , “ Honour
to Christ who loves the Franks . This is the nation , which , though small , yet ...
The language of the Franks is yet more remarkable . In the preamble to the Salic
code , composed shortly after their conversion to Christianity , it is said , “ Honour
to Christ who loves the Franks . This is the nation , which , though small , yet ...
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The battle hung long in suspense , and the Franks seemed on the point of
receiving a total and ruinous defeat , when their leader remembered the God of
the Christians , and the promise he had made Clotilda . In his distress he invoked
His ...
The battle hung long in suspense , and the Franks seemed on the point of
receiving a total and ruinous defeat , when their leader remembered the God of
the Christians , and the promise he had made Clotilda . In his distress he invoked
His ...
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Charles , the commander of the Franks , determined to make a last desperate
stand in defence of his country and his faith . He mustered his troops on the
banks of a little stream between Tours and Poitiers , and there awaited the enemy
.
Charles , the commander of the Franks , determined to make a last desperate
stand in defence of his country and his faith . He mustered his troops on the
banks of a little stream between Tours and Poitiers , and there awaited the enemy
.
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He discovered that it was vain to attempt to repress the rude and barbarous
customs , the warlike and predatory habits of the Franks , unless he could open
some fresh outlets for their energies ; that it was better to draw off the stormy
waters ...
He discovered that it was vain to attempt to repress the rude and barbarous
customs , the warlike and predatory habits of the Franks , unless he could open
some fresh outlets for their energies ; that it was better to draw off the stormy
waters ...
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| Title | Life and times of Charlemagne Monthly series |
| Contributor | Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) |
| Publisher | Religious Tract Society, 1799 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 192 pages |
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