User blog:The Forgotten Bulgar/Saint Trivelius - the forgotten Savior of Europe

Khanasubigi Tervel, Caesar Tervel or Saint Trivelius was the second ruler of 'Danubian' Bulgaria. He is the son of khanasubigi Asparuh, its founder, and grandson of khanasubigi (patritius) Kubrat , founder of Old Great Bulgaria.

As you know well, in 7th c. the biggest threat for Christian Europe was a new religion called Islam by a prophet called Mohammed. It spreaded very quickly among the Arabian (Saracen) tribes and there was already a plan about Europe to be conquered from both sides: through Gibraltar and Iberian peninsula on West as well as through Bosphorus and Balkan peninsula on East.

The West Europeans had their Savior in 732 and everyone who played the 'Tours' campain with Carl Martel knows about it. As a Bulgarian myself I feel some kind of injustice about another Savior of Europe who did something with at least the same historical importance 14 years earlier than that Frankish hero throwing hammers and axes. However, you can think that I may be tendentious so you can read for yourself about the Siege of Constantinople (717–718). As it says: 'After thirteen months of siege, on 15 August 718, the Arabs departed.' It was exactly 13 centuries ago. Happy St. Mary's day to all persons with the name of the Holly Mother!