The Battle of Tours, 732 AD, (1875). Artist: DJ Pound

The Battle of Tours, 732 AD, (1875). Often called Battle of Poitiers, the battle at which the Frankish king Charles Martel (the Hammer) (c688-741), founder of the Carolingian dynasty and grandfather of Charlemagne, stopped the Islamic advance into Western Europe from Spain. Martel is the figure on the white horse, battle-axe raised, beside the stone cross.

ANIMAL • ARMA • ARMAS • BATALLA • BLANCO Y NEGRO • CABALLO • CABALLOS • CAMPO DE BATALLA • CHARLES • CHICO • CHRISTIANITY • COMANDANTE • CONCEPTO • CONFLICTO BELICO • CRISTIANDAD • CRISTIANISMO • CRISTIANO • CRISTIANSMO • FRANCIA • GENTE • GRABADO • GUERRA • HACHA (ARMA) • HERRAMIENTA • HOMBRE • HOMBRES • ISLAM • ISLÁMICO • LUCHA • MASCULINO • MONARCA • MONOCHROME • MONOCROMO • MUSULMAN • PAÍS • POITOU-CHARENTES • REAL (REALEZA) • REALEZA • RELIGION • RELIGIOSO • RETRATO DE HOMBRE • REY • SIGLO XIX • SIGLO • SOBERANO • SOLDADO • SOLDADOS • WAR • WEAPON