▁Per ct ar it ▁is ▁ex iled , ▁and ▁see ks ▁refuge ▁in ▁Ga ul ▁and ▁Britain . ▁ ▁The ▁Fran ks ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁Lomb ard ▁civil ▁war ▁and ▁in va de ▁Northern ▁Italy , ▁but ▁are ▁defeated ▁by ▁Gr imo ald ▁I . ▁King ▁Ch l oth ar ▁III ▁gives ▁Aust ras ia ▁to ▁his ▁young est ▁brother ▁Ch ilder ic ▁II . ▁He ▁is ▁raised ▁on ▁the ▁shield ▁of ▁his ▁war riors ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁king ▁of ▁Aust ras ia . ▁▁ ▁Britain ▁▁ ▁King ▁S with elm ▁of ▁Es sex ▁is ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁bapt ised ▁by ▁C ed d , ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁King ▁ Æ th el wald ▁of ▁East ▁Ang lia , ▁who ▁acts ▁as ▁his ▁spons or . ▁East ▁Ang lia ▁may ▁have ▁held ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁over l ord ship ▁over ▁Es sex ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁( appro xim ate ▁date ). ▁▁ ▁Arab ▁Empire ▁▁ ▁Muslim ▁Con quest : ▁Arab ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Um ay y ad ▁C ali ph ate ▁res ume ▁the ▁push ▁to ▁capture ▁Pers ian ▁lands , ▁and ▁begin ▁to ▁move ▁towards ▁the ▁lands ▁east ▁and ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁plate au , ▁towards ▁Gre ater ▁K hor as an ▁( I ran ) ▁and ▁the ▁Sil k ▁Road ▁along ▁Trans ox iana . ▁ ▁Z iy ad ▁ibn ▁Ab i ▁S uf yan , ▁Muslim ▁general ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Um ay y ad ▁cl an , ▁is ▁appointed ▁governor ▁of ▁Ira q ▁(