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Topic: Strasbourg, Oaths of
Location: Bra Piemonte Italy

Strasbourg, Oaths of

Years: 842 - 842

The Oaths of Strasbourg (842) are mutual pledges of allegiance between Louis the German (876), ruler of East Francia, and his half-brother Charles the Bald (†877), ruler of West Francia.

They are written in three different languages: Medieval Latin, Old French and Old High German.

The Old French passages are generally considered to be the earliest texts in a language that is distinctly French.

“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.”

― Golda Meir, My Life (1975)