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Fraxinetum
Fraxinetum was a fortified base set up by Muslim adventurers from al-Andalus around 890 near modern La Garde-Freinet, in the Maures hills of Provence. From it raiders controlled Alpine passes, plundered monasteries and in 972 captured Abbot Majolus of Cluny. The outrage prompted a campaign led by William, count of Provence, and Arduin of Turin, who destroyed the base around 973.
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