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afterward Aquitania aristocratic arms army assassination AUGUSTIN THIERRY Austrasia authority battle became bishop Boniface brother Burgundy Cæsar Carolingian caused Charlemagne Charles Châteaubriand Christians Church commenced conquered conquest Count Count of Flanders crown Crusade Dagobert death died dominions Duchy Duke Duke of Burgundy election Emperor empire Eudes father feudal followed forced Franks French Gaul German grand vassalage hands Henry Hilde-berth Hilpe-rik Hlodo-wig Hlot-her Holy horse Hugh Capet Hugues hundred inhabitants Karl Karl-mann King of France kingdom of France knights land Laon lords Louis Louis XV Louis-le-Gros Lud-wig marched Merovingian monarchy Nangis Napoleon national party Neustria nobles Normandy Normans Otho palace Paris Peppin Philip Augustus Pope possession prelates prisoner queen Raoul received reign revolution Rheims Roman Rome royal royalty Saracens siege Sighe-bert slain Soissons soldiers sons soon sovereign succeeded Suger sword Templars territory Theode-rik thousand throne tion took treaty troops vanquished vassals
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Page 113 - Pro Deo amur et pro Christian poblo et nostro commun salvament, d'ist di in avant, in quant Deus savir et podir me dunat, si salvarai eo cist meon fradre Karlo et in...
Page 113 - Pour l'amour de Dieu et pour le peuple chrétien et notre commun salut, de ce jour en avant, en tant que Dieu me donnera de savoir et de pouvoir, je...
Page 191 - Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: and praise the everlasting King, that his tabernacle may be builded in thee again with joy, and...
Page 81 - The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his Lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his Lord...
Page 267 - My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust ; who subdueth my people under me.
Page 113 - Karle ici présent, par aide et en toute chose, comme il est juste qu'on soutienne son frère, tant qu'il fera de même pour moi. Et jamais avec Lother je ne ferai aucun accord qui de ma volonté soit au détriment de mon frère.
Page 28 - GALLIA est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli, appellantur. Hi omnes lingua, institutis, legibus inter se differunt. Gallos ab Aquitanis Garumna flumen1, a Belgis Matrona et Sequana dividit.
Page 97 - not yet.' In their wake came the bishops, the abbots, the ordinaries of the chapels royal, and the counts ; and then Didier, no longer able to bear the light of day or to face death, cried out with groans, ' Let us descend and hide ourselves in the bowels of the earth, far from the face and the fury of so terrible a foe.
Page 196 - Communio autem — novum ac pessimum nomen — sic se habet : ut capite censi omnes solitum servitutis debitum dominis semel in anno solvant* et, si quid contra jura deliquerint, pensione legali emendent, caeterae censuum exactiones, quae servis infligi solent, omnimodis vacent4.
Page 19 - He arrived before the city ; and while his troops were mounting the ramparts, the people were descending to the circus. Without was the tumult of arms; and within, the resounding echoes of the games : at the foot of the walls were the shrieks and curses of those who slipped in gore and fell in the melee; on the steps of the amphitheatre, were the songs of musicians and the sound of accompanying flutes. "After taking full possession of the city, Genseric presented himself at the circus, and commanded...