Roy Merritt Poet Rhyme

Here's To Charles Martel

HERE'S TO CHARLES MARTEL
By Roy Merritt

Here's to Charles Martel he's a hero after all 
He kept Europe safe for Christians 
When the Muslims invaded Gaul
He beat them at the Battle of Tours 
And forced them back to Spain
And made them wish they'd never done that 
Adding to the Hammer's fame
He was the illegitimate son of Pepin 
Yet became the Duke of the Franks
And for the fact he saved their nation 
These people gave him thanks
He was the patron of Boniface 
And founded the Middle Age
And as his glory lo advanced 
He became all the rage
He could have been the Consul of Rome 
Protector of the Holy See
But he refused that great good honor 
It was Gaul where he wanted to be
And yet one time he had to flee 
At the Battle of Cologne
He didn't have enough warriors 
So the ground the Frisans owned
And off he went to the Eifel Mountains 
To plan his battle anew 
And set upon Rabod at Malmedy 
And Rabod you know was through
He defeated many others as well 
From Odo to that man in Aquitaine
But probably his greatest legacy 
Was being the granddad
Of the magnificent Charlemagne
So here's to the Hammer 
The ruthless Mister Martel 
Who says the French won't fight 
This Frenchman gave 'em hell
This Frenchman was heroic
A story they often now still tell

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