Complex sentence: According to legend, when required to kiss the foot of King Charles, he refused to stoop to what he considered so great a degradation; yet as the homage could not be dispensed with, he ordered one of his warriors to perform it for him.
Split into simpler sentences: According to legend, when required to kiss the foot of King Charles, he refused to stoop to what he considered so great a degradation. However, since the homage could not be dispensed with, he ordered one of his warriors to perform it for him.