Charlemagne and his world
by Friedrich Heer
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The name Charlemagne is a corruption of the Latin Carolus Magnus -- Charles the Great. The title was given to Charles, king of the Franks, by the clerics of his entourage. As Charlemagne he became, during the Middle Ages, a fabulous symbol of kingship and chivalry. More poems were written about him than any other king, except the somewhat less historical Arthur. There can be no doubt of his claim to greatness. It is impossible to imagine what European history would have been like without his show more campaigns, his diplomacy and his imagination -- he shaped its course for a thousand years. It is a mark of his historical importance that he is a national hero of both France and Germany, a unique achievement. - p. 9. show lessTags
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title*
- Karl der Grosse und seine Welt
- Original title
- Charlemagne and his world
- Original publication date
- 1975
- People/Characters
- Charlemagne
- Important places
- Europe
- First words*
- Karl der Grosse, der "Vater Europas", schuf ein Reich, das bis heute die politischen, gesellschaftlichen, kulturellen, religiösen Strukturen Westeuropas vorgeprägt hat.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Ihr Zerfall wirkt radioaktiv, entbindet Prozesse, von denen sich die ersten Väter, Söhne, Enkel keine Vorstellung machen können.
- Original language
- English
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Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 943.01 — History & geography History of Europe Central Europe: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech, Poland, Hungary Historical periods of Germany Formative period
- LCC
- DC73 .H35 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania France – Andorra – Monaco History of France History By period Early and medieval to 1515 476-1328. Merovingians. Carlovingians. Capetians
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- Languages
- English, German
- Media
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