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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ard over the Gothic land of Aquitaine,the southern part of which became known as Wasconia, the modern Gascony.The territory of these rulers of Aquitaine varied with the success of theirFrankish wars. Sometimes it extended northward to the Loire; sometimes itwas bounded by the Garonne. With the coming of their new and terrible enemies, the Arabs, Eudes andHubert determined to ask the aid of their hereditary foes, and Hubert himselfsought the court of Pepin, the Frankish mayor. His mission there was a failure; but legend tells us that, fascinated with the pleasures of the gay capital,he remained there year after year, dividing his time between reckless, drunkenfetes and solitary hunting trips. The tale reads like that of a man despairingboth of himself and of his land. One day as Hubert drew his bow against a giant stag, he saw between itsantlers a Christian cross, and a voice within reproached him for his wantondestruction of Gods creatures. Overcome with remorse, he abandoned entirely
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France—Arab Invasion of Aquitaine 779 his former life and retiring to a monastery became St. Hubert, still remem-bered as the patron saint of hunters. Meanwhile his brother Eudes was acting a nobler part. Gathering allthe forces of Aquitaine, he met the invading Arabs, and defeated them in agreat battle at Toulouse (719). An Arab writer assures us that not oneof the Mahometans escaped. The broad Roman road to Toulouse on whichthe slaughter was thickest became known to the Arabs as the MartyrsCauseway. Later, Eudes obtained possession of one of the Merovingian sluggardkings, and claimed to be Mayor of a portion of his kingdom. The neighbor-ing Franks stooped to address Eudes as a king, and he seemed on the point ofwrenching from Charles Martel, Pepins son and successor, the government ofall Francia. But the Mahometans advanced once more against Gaul in 725. They re-duced all its Mediterranean coast to an Arab province, made their capital atNarbonne, and began pushing their invasions

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