. The book of similitudes: . ore their advanc-ing armies. The whole country was filled with ter-ror and alarm, prayer was offered in all the church-es, and the towns were in expectation of seeing theirresistible horsemen before their walls. At this eventful crisis, when Christianity andMohammedanism stood face to face, for the firsttime, Charles Martel put himself at the head of themilitary forces of the land to resist the infidelinvader. The ascendency of the two faiths, accord-ing to all human appearance, now rested on theprowess of their respective champions. If Charles,with his Franks and
. The book of similitudes: . ore their advanc-ing armies. The whole country was filled with ter-ror and alarm, prayer was offered in all the church-es, and the towns were in expectation of seeing theirresistible horsemen before their walls. At this eventful crisis, when Christianity andMohammedanism stood face to face, for the firsttime, Charles Martel put himself at the head of themilitary forces of the land to resist the infidelinvader. The ascendency of the two faiths, accord-ing to all human appearance, now rested on theprowess of their respective champions. If Charles,with his Franks and Germans, were defeated, therewould seem to be nothing to resist the over-run-ning of the whole Christian world by the infi-dels. On the result of this day, on the plain ofTours, seemed to depend the improvement and civilfreedom of the human race. Few particulars ofthe conflict are preserved, but the result provedthe superiority of the Christian force over that ofthe Mohammedan race. MODERN HISTORY. 355 A. D. 800 to A. B. 900. NINTH CENTURY. In A. J). 800, the first year of the ninth eenturv, Charle-magne was crowned at Rome by the Pope, Emperor of the WestHis empire comprised the most of the principal eonntries ofEurope. The Normans, who were of Gothic origin, were driv-en by Charlemagne into Denmark, hence they were calledBanes. They were noted for their piratical incursions, partic-ularly into England, of which, at Units, they held the close of the century, Alfred the Great conquered theDanes, eucouraged learning, composed a code of laws, and wasthe glory of his age and country. In the first year of this century, Charlemagnewas crowned Emperor of the West by Pope LeoIII, with ceremonies of great pomp and magnifi-cence. His empire comprised most of the princi-pal countries of Europe, and his subjects were still 356 MODERN HISTORY. pressing their way among the barbarous himself was interested in literatureand the arts, and founded academies fo
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