Noyon

Knowing his days could be limited, his father wanted to make sure his son was prepared to pick up where he left off should his demise come sooner rather than later.

Now, in the morning of August 20th, 1119, Henry, it's said, attended Mass and then rode out of Noyon sur Andel.

Little did he know that Louis was on the prowl nearby.

Funny thing is, King Louis didn't know that Henry was so close either.

and they were riding around a little suspiciously.

They immediately sent word to Henry, who realized how close he was to the enemy's main force.

King Louis actually ruined any surprise attack, which he was actively moving toward against Noyon, the place where Henry happened to wake up that very morning.

See, we're told that Louis' men burned down a barn belonging to some nearby monks.

Okay, I've got another fact.

What did you say? On the 9th of October 768, Charlemagne was crowned king of the Franks at Noyon.

He would go on to conquer much of Western Europe and be crowned emperor in 800, becoming one of medieval Europe's greatest rulers.

Yeah, absolutely.