The Rest Is History
523. Charlemagne: Return of the Kings (Part 1)
Tom Holland
And in fact, in 717, so even as Umayyad forces are spilling across Spain in the west, in the east, a great invasion force is advancing on Constantinople and investing it. And this is one of the models for Tolkien's portrayal of the siege of Minas Tirith in The Lord of the Rings. There's a two-year siege. By the end of it, in 718, this siege is finally broken.
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