The Oaths of Strasbourg are several historical documents which include mutual pledges of allegiance between Louis the German (d. 876), ruler of East Francia, and his (half-)brother Charles the Bald (d. 877), ruler of West Francia. They are written in three different languages: Medieval Latin, Langue d′oïl (Old French) and Old High German. The Old French passages are generally considered to be the earliest texts in a language that is distinctly French.
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