Charles Martel
Latin: Carolus Martellus
German: Karl Martell
(born c. 688 - died Oct. 22, 741, Quierzy-sur-Oise [France])
Mayor of the palace of Austrasia (the eastern part of the Frankish kingdom) from 715 to 741.
He reunited and ruled the entire Frankish realm and stemmed the Muslim invasion at Poitiers in 732.
Machining, history, reading, 2A, health, nature and my dog. Working on a move to the Rockies. Head to the country to truly grow and survive. Let the cities burn. “It is too late to whet the sword when the trumpet sounds to draw it.”