The Mock Castle Named Treva
Fulk, despite his terror of the “devil of Saumur,” had once taken courage to march against Gelduin when the latter was unprepared, prompting an immediate request for truce.…
Fulk’s Campaign at Montbazon and Loches
Turning northward to relieve the Montboyau, Fulk besieged the castle of Montbazon on the Indre, only three leagues from Tours, which had somehow passed into enemy hands.…
Peace Negotiations and the Razing of Montboyau
Later Odo made an ineffectual attempt to recapture Saumur and subsequently encamped among the vineyards by the Thouet near the rising walls of the new abbey of S.…
Odo’s Final Attempt at Amboise
In the following year, Odo made one last attempt to stem Angevin progress by trying to surprise Amboise together with the young King Henry, Robert’s son and recently crowned colle…
Conclusion of the Angevin-Blois Rivalry
The failed attempt at Amboise was Odo’s final effort against his Angevin rival; the struggle between Fulk and Odo was effectively over.…
第三章
This chapter covers the closing years of Fulk Nerra’s life and reign as Count of Anjou, culminating in his death and burial, followed by an assessment of his legacy and a comparison of his son and successor Geoffrey Martel with his father’s achievements.…
Fulk at the Height of His Prosperity
By the end of his reign, Fulk Nerra had ruled Anjou for forty years with unbroken success, transforming the small Marchland into a power second only to Normandy and perhaps Aquita…
Fulk as Peace-Maker Between Constance and Henry
After Robert’s death in 1031, Fulk unexpectedly appeared as a peace-maker between Queen Constance and her son King Henry, whom she was trying to oust from the throne; in character…
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