Tradition holds that Charles the Great (Charlemagne) granted a charter to the Andorran people for a contingent of 5,000 soldiers under the command of Marc Almugaver, in return for fighting against the Moors near Porté-Puymorens (Cerdanya).
tɹɐdˈɪʃən hˈoʊldz ðæt tʃˈɑːɹlz ðə ɡɹˈeɪt tʃˈɑːɹlɪmˌæɡni ɡɹˈæntᵻd ɐ tʃˈɑːɹɾɚ tə ðɪ ˈændɔɹən pˈiːpəl fɚɹə kəntˈɪndʒənt ʌv fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ sˈoʊldʒɚz ˌʌndɚ ðə kəmˈænd ʌv mˈɑːɹk ˈɔlmjuːɡˌeɪvɚ, ɪn ɹᵻtˈɜːn fɔːɹ fˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə mˈʊɹz nˌɪɹ poːɹtˈeɪpˈaɪmɔːɹənz sɜːdˈænjə.