Charlemagne Archive
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Charlemagne’s Jihad
Posted on January 3, 2013 | No CommentsIn 782, after almost two years with no clashes in the Saxon front, Charlemagne led his army into Saxony once again. This time, the main purpose was to subdue the Saxons who rebelled under the leadership of Widukind. It was a brutal campaign, during which, our sources relate, more than 4,500 Saxon rebels were beheaded in one day at the order of Charlemagne. -
Furor Teutonicus: The View of the ‘Germans’ in Italy during the Reign of Emperor Frederick I, ‘Barbarossa’ (1152-90)
Posted on November 19, 2012 | No Comments“Medieval Europe did not love the Germans. The Italians hated them, the French admitted their courage, but detested their manners, the English were jealous of them, the Slavs both feared and hated them, while the Germans despised and contemned the Slavs.”16 But it is the Italian side I would like to concentrate on in this paper. Further, I do not wish to examine the reasons for the conflicts between 'Germans' and 'Italians' in this era, nor the events surrounding them. I will try to focus strictly on the views that were expressed about Germans in mediaeval Italy in general and during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa in particular. -
Scissors or Sword? The Symbolism of a Medieval Haircut
Posted on October 6, 2012 | No CommentsSimon Coates explores the symbolic meanings attached to hair in the early medieval West, and how it served to denote differences in age, sex, ethnicity and status. -
Fossa Carolina: The First Attempt to Bridge the Central European Watershed
Posted on September 16, 2012 | No CommentsBeside the intention of Charlemagne to build a continuous waterway network for his extensive travels, there are two more possible reasons for connecting the river systems of Main and Danube. -
A Model of the monetary system of Medieval Europe
Posted on September 7, 2012 | No CommentsIn this paper we build a model of a commodity money system with a limited number of types of coins and show how the choices of coin type influences economic welfare through the distribution of wealth and output. -
Charlemagne in medieval East Central Europe (ca. 800 to ca. 1200)
Posted on February 29, 2012 | No CommentsDuring the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the legend of Charlemagne gained widespread popularity, as the figure of the emperor became a model for rulers and crusaders. -
The Rebirth of a Communications Network: Europe at the Time of the Carolingians
Posted on February 26, 2012 | No CommentsThis paper attempts to explain the accelerated economic growth of medieval Europe by incorporating communications technologies in the analysis. During the reign of Charlemagne, written and spoken Latin was effectively standardized which reduced the cost of information storage relative to transmission. -
‘Viking Empires’? Scandinavian Kingship and the nature and orchestration of Viking raids, c.800-c.950
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsTo what extent were Viking raids part of a more general process of expansion by Scandinavian rulers? Were the Franks simply receiving a taste of their own medicine in the ninth and tenth centuries? -
In the Guise of a Christian: the Early Medieval Preliminary Stage of the Portrait Historie
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsA fine example of the belief in the existence of early portraits is the well-known gilt bronze Barbarossakopf in Cappenberg, Westphalia. -
Charlemagne: the making of an image, 1100-1300
Posted on December 16, 2011 | No CommentsAt the center of this dissertation is a study of the representation of Charlemagne in twelfth and thirteenth century literature. -
“What If … Charlemagne’s Other Sons had survived?” Charlemagne’s Sons and the Problems of Royal Succession
Posted on November 20, 2011 | No CommentsOn January 28th 814, Charlemagne died at the age of 72. His son Louis the Pious succeeded his father into kingship and empire. -
Digging Ditches in Early Medieval Europe
Posted on September 19, 2011 | No CommentsDigging Ditches in Early Medieval Europe By Paolo Squatriti Past and Present, Vol.176:1 (2002) Introduction: In the Royal Frankish Annals the year 793 is an odd one. In the first... -
Germanic Women: Mundium and Property, 400-1000
Posted on September 7, 2011 | No CommentsGermanic Women: Mundium and Property, 400-1000 Dunn, Kimberlee Harper (University of North Texas) M.A. Thesis (Science), University of North Texas, August (2006) Abstract Many historians would like to discover a... -
Currency Change in Pre-millennial Catalonia: Coinage, Counts and Economics
Posted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsCurrency Change in Pre-millennial Catalonia: Coinage, Counts and Economics Jarrett, Jonathan Numismatic Chronicle, No.169 (2009) Abstract Barcelona in the late tenth century was on the verge of becoming a commercial as... -
Torquemada, the Inquisition, And the Expulsion of the Jews
Posted on March 21, 2011 | No CommentsTorquemada, the Inquisition, And the Expulsion of the Jews Rush, Timothy EIR Strategic Studies, April 1 (2005) Abstract The essential conflict between Europe and Islam must be seen in the context... -
Rex Francorum et rex Angul-Saxonum: a comparison of Einhard’s Vita Karoli Magni and Asser’s De Rebus Gestis Ælfredi
Posted on February 11, 2011 | No CommentsRex Francorum et rex Angul-Saxonum: a comparison of Einhard’s Vita Karoli Magni and Asser’s De Rebus Gestis Ælfredi By Helen Ann Hund Master’s Thesis: Wichita State University, 2007 Abstract: Einhard’s... -
The Significance of the Coronation of Charlemagne
Posted on December 22, 2010 | No CommentsOn Christmas Day in the year 800 A.D. Charlemagne, king of the Franks and part of the Carolingian line, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III (795-816). -
The role of Frankish and Papal missi in diplomatic exchanges in the eighth century
Posted on September 15, 2010 | No CommentsThe role of Frankish and Papal missi in diplomatic exchanges in the eighth century Heelan, Carla M. (University of Cambridge) Journal of the Oxford University History Society, Issue 5 (Michaelmas... -
The Court of Charlemagne: Lay Participants in the Aula Renovata
Posted on May 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe Court of Charlemagne: Lay Participants in the Aula Renovata Session: Carolingian Studies: Secular Culture II – May 13th By Jennifer Davis, Catholic University of America This paper deals with... -
The role of Frankish and Papal missi in diplomatic exchanges in the eighth century
Posted on November 18, 2009 | No CommentsThis article now turns to this collection of letters in order to examine diplomacy between pope and king by looking at the frequently-mentioned missi, the men who carried their correspondence and in doing so represented them abroad. -
Charlemagne’s court library revisited
Posted on September 13, 2009 | No CommentsCharlemagne’s court library revisited By Donald A. Bullough Early Medieval Europe, Vol.12:4 (2003) The starting point of all modern discussion of Charlemagne’s court library is, as of so much else,...
