The power of the Franks and their increased importance were first manifested by their invasion of the lands of ***** and their conquest of part of them in the year 478 [1085-6], for [that was when] they took the city of Toledo and other cities of Spain, as we have already mentioned.
Then in the year 484 [1091-2] they attacked and conquered the island of Sicily, as we have also mentioned. They descended on the coasts of Ifriqiya and seized some part, which was then taken back from them. Later they took other parts, as you shall see.
Ibn al-Athir - The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period, Part 1, trans. D.S. Richards (Ashgate, 2005).
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