battle of tours

I’m sure that this is a frequently asked question, but provided the Umayyads win at Tours, how far can they go? What would this world look like? Which European nations would adopt Islam fully and which would likely be able to resist the lasting influence even if they are conquered by the...

what if muslim arabs after winning at tours and kill charles and conquer a collapsed france due to death of charles and Later umayyad emirate rules both Spain and France and later conquers Italy can they conquer England or Germany will flat plain warfare be successful in these densely forested...

with no Arabs to weaken Aquitaine can Charles Martel unite Franks without it can Charlemagne conquer Germany and Italy ? what becomes of Germany and Italy please answer the questions and like and the share the post

While the battle's importance is often overstated, and the Ummayads were already overextending themselves and even considered abandoning Al-Andalus, the Battle of Tours still stopped Ummayad incursions in the area and solidified the power of the Carolingians. What if Charles Martel was killed in...

Prelude The transition between the late Roman and the post-Roman west was not a simple process. First came the Migration period, the Völkerwanderung, when Germanic peoples swept through the Western Roman Empire. Then the Empire ceased to exist, dissolved by Odoacer. Odoacer was in turn...

Muslim World The Gates of Gaul: Tours The year is 732. A huge moorish army attacks Tours, the battle is bloody, but its commander, Algafeque, is cunning, a cavalry force composed of 3,000 brave knights who had placed Charles Martel in a trap and hiding how many the franks arrived, attack the...

Although the Battle of Tours was not the clear turning point it is often thought to be, the Umayyads still made it pretty far into the Frankish realm(s). The Battle of Tours, albeit mostly a raid, did have significant effects on the popularity of Charles Martel, the founder of the Carolingian...

With My Own New TL, where Arabs invent the gunpowder first, then second, the Umayyads overrun France and Italy, and thanks to who's discussed al-Andalus, Islamic France, and Islamic Italy on these forums over the years for leaving behind a massive body of discussion to trawl through over the...

Hey AH.com! This is my first attempt at a timeline, so I'm looking for feedback on pretty much everything. Part 1: The Hammer Falls On October 10, 732 a band of Arab and Berber raiders lead by Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi clashed with Frankish and Aquitanian troops in western Gaul. The veteran...