Introduction

episode 66, war for the thronepart two. West francia is in a political crisis over who will be the next king. The only carolingian with a strong claim to the throne had been exiled to england since he was a baby and was derisively called louis dautremer from over seas. As head of the house of robert leforc hugh was the most powerful noble in all west francia. This made other nobles, notably eribert of vermandois, oppose his coronation. Hugh may very well have been posturing as a new charles martel. And like charles, he was a great warrior who defended the realm from non