The Song of Roland, a real Homeric poem in its great beauty, and yet rude and simple as became its national character, bears witness to the prolonged
Charlemagne Enters Rome
At sight of the cross Charlemagne dismounted, entered Rome on foot, ascended the steps of the ancient basilica of St. Peter, repeating at each step a
Charlemagne Attacks the Lombards
Then appeared Charles himself, that man of steel, with his head encased in a helmet of steel, his hands garnished with gauntlets of steel.Continuing
Charlemagne’s Many Years of Saxon Wars
"Saxony," he often repeated, "must be Christianized or wiped out."Continuing Charlemagne,our selection from A Popular History of France from the
Charlemagne Attacks the Germans
In 777, he resolved, says Eginhard, "to go and hold, at the place called Paderborn (close to Saxony) the general assembly of this people.Continuing
Charlemagne
This series has fourteen easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Striking Variety of His Ambition, His Faculties, and His
Charlemagne’s Wars
by Jack Le MoineA great man versus the Dark Age. Continuing our series on France's Wars. Did you ever notice that in almost every great war in