Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Charles Martel

Another great defender of Christian Western civilization was the grandfather of Charlemagne the famous Charles Martel who defeated the Moslems in 732 in the Battle of Tours also called the Battle of Poitiers, which at least really happened.

This painting depicting the battle is by the French artist Charles Auguste de Steuben (1788-1856). It’s full of symbols. There is the cross, which has to be defended, there is the valiant Charles Martel with his impressive battle axe, and there is the old Abdul Rahman, who probably stayed in Spain. Abdul Rahman is fighting with a so called "falcate" a typical Pre-Roman Spanish sword. Probably the artist saw it in a Spanish museum and took it for typically Arab.
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6 comments:

  1. world editorialJune 10, 2009 at 4:02 AM

    Wonderful blog

    Thank you

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  2. AnonymousAugust 18, 2010 at 10:45 PM

    whats that random chick doing in the middle of the battle?

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  3. XenophonAugust 19, 2010 at 2:01 AM

    She's a helpless French maiden enslaved by the cruel Arabs. But now she's freed by the brave knight.
    So probably she stands for France as an allegory.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    what's the name of the Painting, just Charles Martel?

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  5. XenophonFebruary 6, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    In the Wkipedia it's called "Bataille de Poitiers en Octobre 732".

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  6. friday's childJanuary 28, 2012 at 7:18 PM

    if not for this battle, we would all be eating dates and marrying our first cousins.. thank you Charles Martel.

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