Interestingly. I read a book (10-15 yrs ago) that says that The history of Spain would say no, but I kinda think that he did
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wasn't Spain where the Christians made their last stand, and barely were able to defeat and turn Islam away from owning all of Europe?Interestingly. I read a book (10-15 yrs ago) that says that The history of Spain would say no, but I kinda think that he did
saw the movie El Cid, and Charlton Heston played him,. and in the end, he had died, but was tied on his horse, and so led the charge!Ok. Sorry
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Battle of Tours. Charles Martel led Xians. Aka Charles the Hammer ( not Greg the hammer Valentine, he was a wrestler).
He had some great trickery and deceit in that battle
My son had no idea that the US fought the Barbary Wars against Islam back in the day until what? 10-15 yrs ago, his dad told him about it.
Then he asked me questions and I was like google man. You google everything include that!!
All I know is its part of the Marine Anthemn and we won
I have since found out noone knows about it
Tours is in the Loire region of France about 100 miles s/w of Paris, a long way from Spain.Battle of Tours
Tours is in the Loire region of France about 100 miles s/w of Paris, a long way from Spain.
THAT is how far Islam advanced in domination of western Europe until Charles Martel led his armed/armored infantry in slaughter of unarmored cavalry.
Nearly 1000 years later Islam advanced thru the Balkan (old Ottoman Empire) all the way to Vienna in eastern Europe
Again, providentially God gave great victory to Polish Christian army that came to the rescue and saved the "east"
Joy of being both a pastor for 50 years AND a college professorI had no clue. Thanks for that
Joy of being both a pastor for 50 years AND a college professor![]()
When I travelled in the old USSR and Eastern Europe with University of Wisconsin, we had seminars on "why" the religious conflicts in Balkans (this was years before the Sarajevo Olympics and decades before the wars). Piqued my interest in studying the Ottoman Empire, WWI conflicts and worked back to Moslem invasion and siege of Vienna (1683).