Charlemagne / / Johannes Fried.
When Charlemagne died in 814 CE, he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome. Distinguished historian and author of The Middle Ages Johannes Fried presents a new biographical study of the legendary Frankish king and emperor, illuminating the l...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2017] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (630 p.) :; 8 color illustrations, 62 halftones, 2 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Prologue
- 1. Boyhood
- 2. The Frankish Empire and The Wider World
- 3. The Warrior King
- 4. Power Structures
- 5. The Ruler
- 6. The Royal Court
- 7. Reviving The Title of Emperor
- 8. Imperator Augustus
- Epilogue: Myths And Sainthood
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Illustration Credits
- Index