Prologue:
Incipit De Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum*
Five thousand and fifty seven years** after our Lord created Adam in the Garden of Eden, Caesar conquered the Gaul. Romans besieged Mandubii fortress of Alesia and defeated the army of Gauls which was twice as big as the Roman army. Duke of Gauls Vercingetorix of was captured and taken as captive to Rome.
Sack of Jerusalem
During the first year Vespasianus' reign (70 AD) army of Titus destroyed the holy city of Jerusalem, because the Jews had risen to revolt against the Rome. This happened like prophet Daniel had predicted and it was a punishment to the Jews for the murder of our Lord.
Death of Saint Denis
Two hundred and fifty years after the incarnation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ pagans murdered blessed Dennis bishop of Paris. Wicked pagans who hated all that was good wanted to stop Dennis from preaching the holy gospels. They took him to a high hill near the city and beheaded him, but Lord didn't allow this foul deed to stop preaching of the true faith. After his murder Sain Dennis picked up his head and walked back to city praising the Lord all the way.
In the year of our Lord four hundred and fifty one God sent invading army of the pagans to destroy Gaul, because of the wickedness and sins of the people. This army was lead by Attila who is called the Scourge of God. He was merciless man who harassed Christians and destroyed nations. Finally when it looked like that Christianity is at the perill, Flavius Aëtius and Theoderik, king of the Visigoths, defeated army of the barbarians on the Catalaunian Fields. Salic and Ripuarian Franks showed their bravery on this battle and without their fearsome fighting pagans would have rooted Christianity which was recently planted to Gaul and still needed much protection and nurturing.
Baptism of Clovis
In his great wisdom Clovis king of the Franks saw the wickedness of his pagan ways and abandoned the false gods. At the fourth hundredth and ninetieth sixth eve of the birthday of Christ Remigius bishop of Reims babtized Clovis at the Cathedral of Reims. Whole nation of the Franks became most loyal servants of our Lord and defenders of the Christianity against the Pagans.
In the year six hundred and thirty eight pagans conquered the holy city of Jerusalem and started harassing pilgrims who went to the holy places.
Battle of Poitiers
In the year seven hundred and thirty two Charles Martel maior domus of the Franks defended Francia against the huge force of pagans. These pagans had destroyed Visigothic kingdom and conquered Hispania, where Christians now suffer under the heathen yoke. Satan wished also to destroy Franks who were his greatest enemies, so he sent greater army of heathens than the world had ever seen before against them. This army destroyed everything before it, but putting his faith to our Lord Charles Martel marched against the heathens and faced them near Tours. God granted him great victory and heathens were defeated and huge number of their men were killed. After that pagans feared Charles and good Christians called him the Hammer.***
Coronation of Charlemagne
In the eight hundred Christmas pope Leo III crowned Charles king of the Franks to emperor of the Romans. Emperor in the Constantinople had died two years earlier and there was a common street whore sitting on a imperial throne. Seeing this disgrace and mockery God decided to give empire to Charles who was great enemy of the pagans and who defended Christianity in Iberia and Germania.
In the year of our Lord nine hundred and eleven Emperor Charles made a treaty with the pagan Normans, who had harassed all Christendom for a long time. These Normans were a wicked race, who murdered priests and monks and looted churches and holy places. Among them was a one good and honest man called Rollo, who unlike his heathen brethren wasn't a venomous snake. This man had been exciled from his homeland by an evil king. This Rollo accepted the christian faith and promised to defend Francia against his pagan countrymen.
* The deeds of the Franks and other (pilgrims) to Jerusalem begins
**World was created on 1st of September 5509 BC. Battle of Alesia happened in September 52 BC
*** Mayor of the Palace
**** Martel means the Hammer
