. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. efuture greatness of the French monarchy. It was after thisbattle, and the sacking of the city of the Soissons, that an 16 HISTORY OF FRANCE. incident occurred, showing the little authority possessed bythe kings of the Franks over their subjects. Saint Remi, theBishop of Rheims, demanded of Clovis a sacred vase, whichhe had seen among the spoils of the city. Willing to pro-pitiate the priests, and if possible gain them to his interests,Clovis was about to take up the vase and present it to thebishop, when a so
. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. efuture greatness of the French monarchy. It was after thisbattle, and the sacking of the city of the Soissons, that an 16 HISTORY OF FRANCE. incident occurred, showing the little authority possessed bythe kings of the Franks over their subjects. Saint Remi, theBishop of Rheims, demanded of Clovis a sacred vase, whichhe had seen among the spoils of the city. Willing to pro-pitiate the priests, and if possible gain them to his interests,Clovis was about to take up the vase and present it to thebishop, when a soldier, springing forward, struck it a violentblow with his battle-axe, which broke it into many pieces, de-claring that he would not let the king take any thing belong-ing to his part of the booty. Clovis for a time restrained hisanger; but about a year afterwards, seizing the opportunityof a review of his troops, he struck the battle-axe from thehands of the soldier, and while he stooped to pick it up hekilled him with a blow of bis own axe, saying, Rememberthe vase of The Vase of Soissons. 5. The Gauls detested the Roman yoke, and were stronglyattached to Christianity. Clovis won their affections bytreating them with mildness, respecting their religion, and fa-vouring their bishops. His marriage with Clotilda, niece ofGondebald, king of Burgundy, made his new subjoets enter- 13 HISTORY OF FRANCE.
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