CHAPTER II FROM THE SETTLEMENT OF THE FRANKS TO THE SUBJUGATION OF FRIESLAND BY THE FRENCH A.D. 250800 Character of the FranksThe Saxon TribesDestruction of the Salians by a Saxon TribeJulian the ApostateVictories of Clovis in GaulContrast between the Low Countries and the Provinces of FranceState of FrieslandCharles MartellFriesland converted to ChristianityFinally subdued by France.