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To: Antoninus; Bloody Sam Roberts
I'd be willing to bet that out of 100 graduating seniors this year, none would be able to tell me who Charles Martel was.

Didn't he stop the Muslim invasion from advancing northward into France from conquered Spain?

17 posted on 12/05/2008 12:03:55 PM PST by rabscuttle385 ("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
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To: rabscuttle385

Yes. Most credit him with saving the rest of Europe from Muslim hegemony, at the time.

Not that it mattered in the LONG run, mind you...


20 posted on 12/05/2008 12:06:43 PM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: rabscuttle385
Didn't he stop the Muslim invasion from advancing northward into France from conquered Spain?

Indeed. At the battle of Tours.

43 posted on 12/05/2008 3:11:59 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Inspiration: The momentary cessation of stupidity.)
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