Middle+Ages+Interview


 * __CHARLES MARTEL INTERVIEW __**

INTERVIEWER:Hello Charles, and thank you for coming to be interviewed .  CHARLES MARTEL:Well I do have some spare time when I’m not smashing Saracen Armies.  INTERVIEWER: Well, how has life been on the battlefield?

 CHARLES MARTEL:It has been good, I have just had a tremendous victory at the battle of Tours.  INTERVIEWER:Can you tell us more about that?

 CHARLES MARTEL:Of course! I always enjoy describing my great victories.

 INTERVIEWER: First, was it tough fighting the Moors from pouring into Europe.

 CHARELS MARTEL:It was obviously tough, especially with their cavalry.At first, I thought that It would be a loss, but with my wisdom I guided my army to a victory that would be remembered for ever.

 INTERVIEWER: Did you learn anything from this battle?

 CHARLES MARTEL: Indeed I did, right after that battle, I decided to create a cavalry regiment to work with my army to help fight the Muslims, for one cannot expect to win every battle with just foot soldiers.

 INTERVIEWER: As I have heard, I can see that you are indeed a great military leader, but how did you acquire such a large army?

 CHARLES MARTEL:I was the son of Pepin of Heristal, and when he died I took control of his position of Mayor of the Palace and giving me the army which my father once possessed.

 INTERVIEWER:What are you doing now, because obviously you aren’t fighting.

 CHARLES MARTEL:The Pope asked me to defend the Holy See against the aggressive Lombards.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> INTERVIEWER:Thank you for spending your time with me and telling me about your life.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> CHARLES MARTEL: Any time.


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"Charles Martel." //Encyclopedia of World Biography//, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998. Reproduced in //Biography Resource Center//. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009. []