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The King Who Let His Sons Marry, but Not His Daughters

Charlemagne, one of medieval Europe’s most powerful rulers, allowed his sons to marry freely—yet refused to let any of his ...
Charlemagne’s long war against the Saxons was one of the most relentless conflicts of the early Middle Ages. The clash at ...
Bastert, Bernd. (2010). Helden als Heilige. Chanson de geste-Rezeption im deutschsprachigen Raum. Tübingen: Francke. Beckers, Hartmut. (1987). “Frühneuhochdeutsche Fassungen niederländischer ...
Scott G. Bruce, professor of medieval history and director of the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, gave this year’s annual University of ...
"What’s so great about Charlemagne? We’re about to find out. This week, Danièle speaks with Cullen Chandler about the reign of Charlemagne, how he ruled such a massive empire, and how he still took ...
Total War: Attila's upcoming expansion shines a light on a leader who could not be more different from the ruler of the Huns. Age of Charlemagne focuses on the man that would lay the foundations for ...