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great_a king_n and_o great_a kingdom_n have_v their_o period_n 809._o 809._o charlemain_n lose_v his_o child_n and_o the_o realm_n her_o best_a support_n for_o these_o two_o prince_n carry_v with_o they_o the_o father_n valour_n leave_v lewis_n their_o brother_n with_o large_a territory_n and_o few_o virtue_n to_o govern_v so_o great_a a_o estate_n after_o the_o death_n of_o theâ—e_n two_o great_a prince_n many_o enemy_n do_v rise_v against_o charles_n seem_v as_o it_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o two_o arm_n the_o saracen_n in_o spain_n the_o selavons_a and_o the_o norman_n in_o the_o northern_a region_n chaâ—les_n rebellion_n against_o chaâ—les_n but_o he_o vanquish_v they_o all_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o obedience_n old_a and_o break_a as_o he_o be_v we_o have_v show_v how_o that_o nâ—cephorus_n have_v be_v make_v emperor_n by_o the_o death_n of_o irene_n it_o chance_v that_o as_o he_o fight_v against_o the_o bulgartens_n