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The Oaths of Strasbourg — The oaths of 842 between Charles the Bald and Louis the German
Two grandsons of Charlemagne swore alliance against their elder brother, each in the language of the other’s troops so as to be understood by all. It is by that military calculation that the oldest written trace of the Romance tongue reaches us. (Editorial synthesis)
The Oaths of Strasbourg took place on 14 February 842 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
The Oaths of Strasbourg took place in Strasbourg. (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
The Oaths of Strasbourg ended in the alliance of Charles the Bald and Louis the German against their brother Lothair. (source: Larousse)
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