Charles Martel ● Karl der Hammer [Old-Frankish song][+English translation]

I got permission from the artist @SkaldBard to use this video and song. He wrote and performed this song himself, and I thought it would be a wonderful addition to my channel due to its topic, and especially because of its language. I am very grateful that he allowed me to use the song, and I highly suggest you check out Skaldic Bard’s other videos: Skaldic Bard wrote this song in Old Frankish, the language of the Franks, a Germanic tribe who would play a vital role for the genesis of Germany ... and France! Frankish was about to merge into Old High German at the time. The specific dialect used here is an Austrasian one, named after a historical region. Karl Martell/ Karl der Hammer, or Charles Martel in English, was a Frankish nobleman who lived from ~688 to 741. “Martel(l)“ is not his family name, it is a term for a hammer. He earned that monicker in the event that is covered in this song: the 732 Battle of Poitiers/Tours, in wh