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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. King of the Franks, first Holy Roman Emperor For other uses, see Charlemagne (disambiguation). Charlemagne A denarius of Charlemagne dated c. 812–814 with the inscription KAROLVS IMP AVG (Karolus Imperator Augustus) King of the Franks Reign 9 October 768 – 28 January 814 Coronation ...
According to this scenario, the entire Carolingian period, including the figure of Charlemagne, is a fabrication, with a "phantom time" of 297 years (AD 614–911) added to the Early Middle Ages. Evidence contradicts the hypothesis and it failed to gain the support of historians, and calendars in other European countries, most of Asia and parts ...
In common with other Steely Dan albums, The Royal Scam is littered with cryptic allusions to people and events, both real and fictional. In a BBC interview in 2000, songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen revealed that "Kid Charlemagne" is loosely based on Owsley Stanley, the notorious drug "chef" who was famous for manufacturing hallucinogenic compounds, and that "The Caves of Altamira" is ...
Page from the Reims manuscript of the Libri Carolini.. The Libri Carolini ("Charles' books"), more correctly Opus Caroli regis contra synodum ("The work of King Charles against the Synod"), is a work in four books composed on the command of Charlemagne in the mid 790s to refute the conclusions of the Byzantine Second Council of Nicaea (787), particularly as regards the matter of sacred images.
Charlemagne alleges Trump's vision is about 'fascism' – and Harris agrees Harris agreed with Charlamagne when the radio show host said Trump's vision for the country constitutes fascism.
"9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America" comes just in time as the country prepares to select the 45th U.S. president. Hopefully whoever's elected doesn't end up being number 10 on McClanahan's ...
Contemporaneous depictions of Charlemagne and related rulers suggest he sported a mustache, but not a beard. [1] The motif of Charlemagne's beard appears in 11th-century chansons de geste and especially the Song of Roland, which has a verse describing Charlemagne: "Blanche ad la barbe et tut flurit le chef", which translates as "his beard is white, and all his hair is greying."
Coronation Evangeliar cover by Hans von Reutlingen, c. 1500. The Vienna Coronation Gospels, also known simply as the Coronation Gospels (German: Krönungsevangeliar), is a late 8th century illuminated gospel book produced at the court of Charlemagne in Aachen. [1]