The Founding of the Abbey of S. Nicolas
Whether at peace or war, Fulk was never idle; when there was no enemy to fight, his energies turned to encouraging piety and embellishing his capital.…
The Dove Legend at Angers
A poetic legend shows Fulk quietly at home gazing from his hall across the purple Mayenne and its green meadows toward a hill opposite, where he watched a dove flying to and fro,…
Fulk’s Fourth Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
These tranquil home-occupations could not long satisfy Fulk’s restless spirit, for the irresistible charm of the Holy Land drew him to revisit Jerusalem in 1035.
Meeting Duke Robert of Normandy
One interesting event of this journey is recorded: his meeting at Constantinople with Duke Robert of Normandy, father of William the Conqueror; the old and young penitents complet…
Geoffrey’s Rebellion and Submission
When Fulk reached home, he found the gates of Angers shut in his face by his own son Geoffrey.…
The Siege of Langeais
The power Geoffrey had tried to usurp would soon be his by right, but first the Black Count gave one last proof of his undiminished cunning.…
The Winning of Chinon
One more stronghold remained to be won in the valley of the Vienne: the mighty steep of Chinon, rising abruptly from the right bank between soft green meadows.…
The Final Pilgrimage and Death at Metz
Strangely yet characteristically, Fulk left that final blow against Tours to be struck by his successor.…
Burial at Beaulieu
Fulk’s body was carried to Beaulieu and buried in the chapter-house of the abbey which had been the monument of his earliest pilgrimage—the first-fruits of his youthful devotion a…
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