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King and emperor : a new life of Charlemagne
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ISBN: 9780713992434 0713992433 Year: 2019 Publisher: London : Allen Lane,

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Charles, king of the Franks, is one of the most remarkable figures ever to rule a European super-state. That is why he is so often called by the French 'Charlemagne', and by the Germans 'Karl der Grosse'. His strength of character was felt to be remarkable from early in his long reign. Warfare and accident, vermin and weather have destroyed much of the evidence for his rule in the twelve centuries since his death, but a remarkable amount still survives.Janet L. Nelson's wonderful new book brings together everything we know about Charlemagne and sifts through the evidence to come as close as we can to understanding the man and his motives. Nelson has an extraordinary knowledge of the sources and much of the book is a sort of detective story, prying into and interpreting fascinating material and often obdurate scraps, from prayerbooks to skeletons, gossip to artwork.Above all, Charles's legacy lies in his deeds and their continuing resonance, as he shaped duchies and counties, rebuilt and founded towns and monasteries, and consciously set himself up not just as King of the Franks, but as the new 'Emperor governing the Roman Empire'. His successors - in some ways to the present day - have struggled to interpret, misinterpret, copy or subvert Charlemagne's legacy. Nelson gets us as close as we can ever hope to come to the real figure, as understood in his own time.


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La Nature et le roi : environnement, pouvoir et société à l'âge de Charlemagne (740-820)
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ISSN: 07551843 ISBN: 9782226439406 2226439404 Year: 2019 Publisher: Paris Albin Michel

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"Le règne de Charlemagne est un moment politique fondateur, qui évoque pour nous la construction des institutions légales de l'Europe chrétienne. Revenant sur cet épisode clé de l'histoire européenne, Jean-Pierre Devroey en tire des réflexions très actuelles : Et si la réinvention carolingienne du pouvoir et le désir de refonder les lois avaient eu affaire avant tout avec la croissance démographique et la menace de la faim ? Et si cette histoire vieille de douze siècles pouvait éclairer le monde d'aujourd'hui ? Des décennies durant, les sociétés européennes eurent en effet à affronter des calamités naturelles meurtrières. Confrontant les textes anciens et les découvertes de l'archéologie à l'immense bibliographie récente sur les dynamiques environnementales, qu'il s'agisse de climatologie, de biologie ou de paléoécologie, Jean-Pierre Devroey parvient à faire revivre la peur de l'effondrement qui hanta les sociétés européennes du haut Moyen Âge, et l'extraordinaire effort créatif qui permit leur résilience. À l'heure où notre société est en proie à l'inquiétude environnementale, il offre une leçon de prudence et d'optimisme." -- Page 4 of cover.

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