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Beginning in the seventh century, Muslim armies emerged from Arabia to conquer vast territories of the Byzantine and former Roman Empires. By 711 AD, they had crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from Africa and moved into Visigoth Spain. After subduing the fractured Visigoth kingdom, the forces of the Umayyad Caliphate turned their attention further north toward Gaul and the heart of Europe. But Gaul was ruled by Charles Martel, a man who had spent his life in battle uniting the Franks. As Abd ar-Rahman led his Umayyad army north, looting towns and abbeys along the way, Charles assembled an army and moved to block the Umayyad’s advance. In the climactic battle that followed, the Franks killed Abd ar-Rahman and soundly defeated his army. This win prevented further Muslim advances in Europe and paved the way for the new Carolingian dynasty that would soon become the Holy Roman Empire, shaping Europe for centuries to come.

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