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“Whoever heard of such a mixture of languages in one army, since there were French, Flemings, Frisians, Gauls, Sayonards, Lotharingians, Allemani, Bavarians, Normans, English, Scots, Aquitanians, Italians, Danes, Apulians, Iberians, Bretons, Greeks and Armenians.”

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Fulcher of Chartres

Fulcher of Chartres was a mysterious figure living in the 11th century, whose career and life remain controversial. Limited information suggests he may have been a scholar or a clergyman, active between 1059 and 1127. more

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