Angevin Claims over Maine
Fulk’s dealings with Maine, though only an episode in his life, carried consequences of the utmost importance because they prepared the ground for an Angevin conquest of Maine tha…
Consequences for Angevin Power and Normandy
By opening the way for Angevin control of Maine, Fulk brought Angevin power into contact and collision with the Norman ducal house, originating the long series of wars that would…
Odo Succeeds to Champagne
Odo had recently inherited the county of Champagne from his cousin Stephen, an acquisition that roughly doubled his wealth and power and elevated him to a position of such importa…
Change in Royal Policy Against Fulk
In 1025, King Robert—or rather his queen Constance, as chroniclers pointedly observed—made peace with Odo, the long-standing enemy of the crown, and abandoned their former ally Fu…
Odo’s Renewed Campaign and Siege of Montboyau
Believing his moment had arrived, Odo set upon Fulk “with all his might,” mustering the combined forces of Touraine, Blois, Chartres, Champagne, and apparently a contingent from t…
Fulk’s Capture of Saumur
As Fulk advanced toward the Montboyau as far as Brain-sur-Alonnes, news reached him that Gelduin, lord of Saumur and the man he feared above all others, had joined Odo at the sieg…
The Monks of S. Florence and the Transfer of Relics
Among the most valiant defenders of Saumur were the monks of S. Florence, whose community dwelt within the castle-enclosure guarding the relics of their patron saint.…
The Legend of the Saint’s Boat at Trèves
The monks placed the relics of S. Florence in a boat and rowed downstream until they reached Trèves, the limit of Saumur’s lands.…
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