Episode 31: Saxons, Franks and Other West Germans
The History of English Podcast
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The Germanic Franks - A History of the Germanic Empire
After Charlemagne came to power in the 8th century, he launched an attack directly into the Saxon heartland. The fighting between the Saxons and the Franks lingered on for generations. But even though the Franks once ruled much of Western Europe, it doesn't mean that their language became the language of Western Europe.
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