Cluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet: Hagiography and the Problem of Islam in Medieval Europe
Scott G. Bruce, "Cluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet: Hagiography and the Problem of Islam in Medieval Europe"
English | ISBN: 0801452996 | 2015 | 174 pages | EPUB | 1050 KB
English | ISBN: 0801452996 | 2015 | 174 pages | EPUB | 1050 KB
In the summer of 972 a group of Muslim brigands based in the south of France near La Garde-Freinet abducted the abbot of Cluny as he and his entourage crossed the Alps en route from Rome to Burgundy. Ultimately, the abbot was set free, but the audacity of this abduction outraged Christian leaders and galvanized the will of local lords. Shortly thereafter, Count William of Arles marshaled an army and succeeded in wiping out the Muslim stronghold.
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