Fraxinetum

Fraxinetum. An Arab settlement in Southern France, Italy and Switzerland more than 1000 years ago

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Fraxinetum or Fraxinet (Arabic: فرخشنيط, romanized: Farakhshanīt or فرخشة Farakhsha, from Latin fraxinus: “ash tree“, fraxinetum: “ash forest”) was the site of a Muslim fortress in Provence between about 887 and 972. It is identified with […]

The Saracens of St. Tropez

nder cover of darkness, they beached their small, lateen-rigged sailing vessel on the rocky shore and began the slow, silent climb to the manor house on the hill. Storm clouds shrouded the moon, darkening the coastal Mediterranean landscape; sporadic rain and gusting winds concealed the sailors’ approach. They were 20 […]

France: Arab history: Fraxinet

Fraxinet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The “plateau of Moors” near Fraxinet Fraxinet or Fraxinetum (Arabic: فرخشنيط Farakhshanīt‎‎ or فرخسة Farakhsha, from Latin fraxinus: “ash tree“, fraxinetum: “ash forest”) was the site of a 10th-century fortress established by Muslims at modern La Garde-Freinet, near Saint-Tropez, in Provence. The modernMassif des […]