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[Middle Ages] People outside Europe often referred to Europeans as Franks, even when they weren't Frankish (e.g. Vasco de Gama was called 'Ferengi' by Arabian Sea muslims) -- did (non-Frankish) Europeans consider themselves Frankish at all?

by /u/manfrin in /r/AskHistorians

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