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Charlemagne - Father of a Continent (Paperback)
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Charlemagne - Father of a Continent (Paperback)
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Loot Price R575
Discovery Miles 5 750
You Save R88 (13%)
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The most important study of Charlemagne in a generation, this
biography by distinguished medievalist Alessandro Barbero
illuminates both the man and the world in which he lived. Charles
the Great-Charlemagne-reigned from a.d. 768 to a.d. 814. At the
time if his death, his empire stretched across Europe to include
Bavaria, Saxony, parts of Spain, and Italy. With a remarkable grasp
of detail and a sweeping knowledge of Carolingian institutions and
economy, Barbero not only brings Charlemagne to life with accounts
of his physical appearance, tastes and habits, family life, and
ideas and actions but also conveys what it meant to be king of the
Franks and, later, emperor. He recounts how Charlemagne ruled his
empire, kept justice, and waged wars. He vividly describes the
nature of everyday life at that time, how the economy functioned,
and how Christians perceived their religion. Barbero's absorbing
analysis of how concepts of slavery and freedom were subtly altered
as feudal relations began to grow underscores the dramatic changes
that the emperor's wars brought to the political landscape.
Engaging and informed by deep scholarship, this latest account
provides a new and richer context for considering one of history's
most fascinating personalities.
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