Assertion: saber's predecessor | /r/CapableOf | cling on to their older pagan roots
Facets:
value: generally
type: MANNER
value: to claim symbolic legitimacy
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The predecessors of the Carolingian Franks, the Merovingians, while making use of the introduction of Christianity (via the Gallo-Romans) to bolster their political power, generally clung on to their older pagan roots to claim symbolic legitimacy over the Frankish lands.