When the Muslim Empire of Al-Andalus replaced the ruling Visigoths in most of the Iberian Peninsula, Andorra was sheltered from these Arab invaders by the Franks.
wˌɛn ðə mˈʊzlɪm ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ʌv ˈælˈændæləs ɹᵻplˈeɪst ðə ɹˈuːlɪŋ vˈɪsɪɡˌɑːθs ɪn mˈoʊst əv ðɪ aɪbˈɪɹiən pənˈɪnsjʊlə, ˈændɔɹə wʌz ʃˈɛltɚd fɹʌm ðiːz ˈæɹəb ɪnvˈeɪdɚz baɪ ðə fɹˈæŋks.