Paris and its story, by T. Okey; illustrated by Katherine Kimball & O. F. M. Ward (1904)
Okey, Thomas, 1852-1935 · London : J. M. Dent & co.; New York, The Macmillan co. · leaf 77
s of France.Whole districts reverted to paganism. In 858 a body ofthe freebooters settled on the island of Oissel, below Rouen,and issued forth en excursion to spoil and slay and burnat their pleasure. They made of the once rich city ofParis a cinder heap ; the cathedrals of St. Germain desPr6s and… … THE CARLOVINGIANS 37 In 866 Robert the Strong, Count of Paris, had won thetitle of the Maccabeus of France, by daring to stand againstthe fury of the Northmen and to defeat them ; but havingin the heat of battle with the terrible Hastings taken offhis cuirass, he was killed. In 876 began a second…
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