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Charles Martel, Battle of Tours, 732 AD

Charles Martel (686-741), Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings. He is remembered for winning the Battle of Tours in 732, in which he defeated an invading Moorish army. This victory is traditionally credited with halting northward Islamic expansion in western Europe. He strengthened the Frankish state by consistently defeating, through superior generalship, the host of hostile foreign nations which beset it on all sides. He is considered to be a founding figure of the Middle Ages, often credited with a seminal role in the development of feudalism and knighthood, and laying the groundwork for the Carolingian Empire. He was also the father of Pepin the Short and grandfather of Charlemagne.

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Charles Martel, Battle of Tours, 732 AD

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Charles Martel (686-741), Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings. He is remembered for winning the Battle of Tours in 732, in which he defeated an invading Moorish army. This victory is traditionally credited with halting northward Islamic expansion in western Europe. He strengthened the Frankish state by consistently defeating, through superior generalship, the host of hostile foreign nations which beset it on all sides. He is considered to be a founding figure of the Middle Ages, often credited with a seminal role in the development of feudalism and knighthood, and laying the groundwork for the Carolingian Empire. He was also the father of Pepin the Short and grandfather of Charlemagne.

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2938 x 3792 px | 31.9 MB

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24.9 x 32.1 cm | 9.8 x 12.6 in (300 dpi)

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732 AD • 7TH CENTURY A. D. • 7TH CENTURY • 8TH CENTURY • ART • ARTWORK • BATTLE OF TOURS • BW • CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE • CAROLUS MARTELLUS • CAVALRY • CELEBRITY • CHARLES MARTEL • CHARLES THE HAMMER • CHIVALROUS • CHIVALRY • CHRISTIAN WARRIOR • CODE OF CONDUCT • DARK AGES • DAYS OF CHIVALRY • DECISIVE BATTLE • DEFEATED INVADING MOORISH ARMY • DEVELOPMENT OF FEUDALISM • DEVELOPMENT OF KNIGHTHOOD • DRAWING • ENGRAVING • FAMOUS • FATHER OF PEPIN THE SHORT • FATHER OF PEPIN • FEUDAL SYSTEM • FEUDALISM • FIGURE • FOUNDING FIGURE • FRANCONIAN • FRANK • FRANKISH • FRENCH • GRANDFATHER OF CHARLEMAGNE • HALTED ISLAMIC EXPANSION • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • IDEAL OF CHIVALRY • ILLUSTRATION • IMPORTANT • KNIGHTHOOD • MALE • MAN • MARTEL • MARTELLUS • MAYOR OF THE PALACES • MEDIEVAL • MEN • MIDDLE AGES • MILITARY LEADER • NEUSTRIA AND AUSTRASIA • NOTABLE • PEOPLE • PERSON • PERSONALITIES • PERSONALITY • POLITICAL LEADER • SEMINAL ROLE • SOLDIER • WELL-KNOWN