Rex Francorum et rex Angul-Saxonum: a comparison of Einhard’s Vita Karoli Magni and Asser’s De Rebus Gestis Ælfredi
Rex 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…
The Significance of the Coronation of Charlemagne
On 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 Court of Charlemagne: Lay Participants in the Aula Renovata
The Court of Charlemagne: Lay Participants in the Aula Renovata Session: Carolingian Studies: Secular Culture II – May 13th By Jennifer Davis, Catholic…
The role of Frankish and Papal missi in diplomatic exchanges in the eighth century
This 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.
An Appeal to Rome: Anglo-Saxon Dispute Settlement, 800-810
In this paper, I argue that Anglo-Saxon dispute settlement in the early ninth century exploited Charlemagne’s title as Holy Roman Emperor. T