The World Of The Ninth Century
Deirdre Carabine
Abstract When Charles Martel defeated the Arabs at Tours in 732, he laid central foundation stone for establishment of great Carolingian dynasty that was to become focal point ninth-century revival learning. His son, Pepin III, ascended throne 741, but it his grandson, Great, Charlemagne (742-814), king Franks early age twenty-one and subsequently reigning next forty-six years, who put Frankish kingdom on intellectual map.