THE BATTLE OF TOURS RANDOM ARTICLE CONTACT CHARLES MARTEL RULER CAROLINGIAN FRANKISH EMPIRE THE EARLY 8TH CENTURY AD THE EMPIRE TERRITORIES MODERN WESTERN GERMANY AS BELGIUM DOMINANT CHRISTIAN POWER WESTERN EUROPE CIVIL WAR COMPETING KINGDOMS CHARLES POSITION ENTIRE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE SAXON BONIFACE MISSIONARIES CONVERT GERMAN TRIBES CHRISTIANITY UNITING THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT BECOMING THREAT BEGUN THE HEART WESTERN CIVILIZATION 100 YEARS PRIOR ISLAM THE MIDDLE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM IN 62 THE REGION QUICKLY UNITED RELIGION CONQUER DISTANT LANDS ISLAMIC ARMIES CROSSED GIBRALTAR STRAIGHT EUROPE PRESENT DAY HERE SEEK PARTS PLUNDER TYPE TREASURE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF EUROPE INVADERS SPAIN THE DOOR STOOD WIDE OPEN SARACENS ENTER CONQUEST THE REST MIGHT THE BANISHMENT AT THIS TIME NATIONS TODAY FOREMOST RUSSIA PAGAN FRANCE PILLAGING THE SARACEN GOVERNOR OF LEADS ARMY THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS TAKES FORTIFIED TOWN THE BATTLE NEARBY TOWN OF NARBONNE SAFETY THE COMMAND EMIR ABDUL RAHMAN AL GHAFIQI AL RAHMAN REACH BORDEAUX BEGIN SIEGE THE TOWN WORD RICH TREASURES THE BASILICA MARTIN IN THE CITY SET OFF AREA INTENT FOR ALL UP TO THIS POINT THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE RULED KING NEED TO INVADED AQUITAINE INDEPENDENT KINGDOM SOUTHWESTERN LEARNED THE DAMAGE DONE NEIGHBORING DANGER PRESENTED WERE TO SURELY BEGINS ABD AL RAHMAN INTELLIGENCE ADVANCE FALL BACK POITIERS ORDER OCCUPY ADVANTAGEOUS FIELD OF BATTLE LEADING SIZE SEEN CROSSES THE LOIRE RIVER JOINS THE REMAINS COME IN SIGHT THE ARABS OCTOBER 10TH THE ENEMY SPOTS STARING EACH OTHER SEVEN AT LAST THE SIGNAL RUSH THE FRANKS FRONT LINE THE BATTLE RAGES ON LATE IN THE DAY TERRIBLE CLAMOR HEARD BEHIND STEALING RUSHES PROTECT IN THIS MOMENT CONFUSION REGAIN CONTROL THIS TIME THE SUN BEGINNING WAIT THE NEXT DAY RESUME RISK TROOPS AT NIGHT THE NEXT MORNING AWAKE ASSEMBLE EXPECTING REJOIN BATTLE THEY WAIT ENEMY CAUTIOUSLY APPROACH CAMP FIND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE NIGHT RETREAT LEAVING BATTLEFIELD SURVEYED VAST NUMBER SARACEN STATUE OF KING CHARLES MARTEL THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES FINALLY KING OF VICTORY SURNAME GRANDFATHER THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE CHARLEMAGNE EMPEROR THE POPE CHRISTMAS EMPIRE 1000 YEARS DISSOLVED MARKS MAJOR TURNING POINT THE HISTORY OF WESTERN SPREAD OF ISLAM GIVE THE PEOPLE SOMETHING MORE IN COMMON THE YEAR THE CONTINENT GENERALLY FREE FOREIGN ATTACK PUBLISHED MYTHOLOGY THOMAS BULFINCH PREVIOUS POST JOHANNES KEPLER CHIVALRY WELCOME HOPE SHARE INTERESTING HISTORICAL STORIES COME ACROSS IN THE FUTURE WRITING POSTING HOPEFULLY UP TO DATE GOOD READS LOOKING SOMETHING THE SEARCH COMPLETE RECENT ECLIPSE COOK HISTORY OF PERSONAL CHRISTMAS TRUCE NOBIS BATTLE OF TOURS CIVILIZATION NEW YORK FAMILY TREE CIRCUMFERENCE POSSIBLE BELIEVE THE PAST THE BEGINNING OF ALL THAT TWILIGHT WELLS THE DISCOVERY OF THE FUTURE CONTENT COPYRIGHT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED AD 0 LEAVE REPLY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS EMAIL WEBSITE