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Charles Martel, King of the Franks, at the Battle of Poitiers, 732 (1892). Artist: Unknown
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Title:
Charles Martel, King of the Franks, at the Battle of Poitiers, 732 (1892). Artist: Unknown
Caption:
Charles Martel, King of the Franks, at the Battle of Poitiers, 732 (1892). Charles Martel (the Hammer) (c688-741) depicted wielding a battleaxe. Founder of the Carolingian dynasty and grandfather of Charlemagne, he defeated the Moors at the Battle of Poitiers in 732, turning back their expansion north of the Pyrenees.
Personalities:
Technique/material:
WOOD ENGRAVING
Credit:
Album / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4205 x 2490 px | 30.0 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 21.1 cm | 14.0 x 8.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
19TH CENTURY • 8TH CENTURY • ANIMAL • ANIMALS • ARMS • AXE • BATTLE OF POITIERS • BATTLE OF TOURS • BATTLE • BATTLEFIELD • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • CENTURY • CHARLES MARTEL • CHARLES • CHRISTIAN • CHRISTIANISM • CHRISTIANITY • COLOR • COLOUR • COMMANDER • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • CRISTIANDAD • CRISTIANISMO • FIGHTING • FRANCE • FRANCONIAN • FRANK • FRANKISH • GUY • HORSE • HORSES • HUNDRED YEARS WAR • ISLAM • ISLAMIC • KING • LOCATION • MALE • MAN • MARTEL • MEN • MONARCH • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • MOSLEM • MOUNTED • MUSLIM • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PEOPLE • POITIERS • POITOU-CHARENTES • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • ROYAL • ROYALTY • SOLDIER • SOLDIERS • SOVEREIGN • TOOL • VIENNE • WAR • WARFARE • WEAPON • WEAPONARY • WEAPONRY • WEAPONS • WOOD ENGRAVING • WOODCUT ENGRAVING • XYLOGRAPH
