FAH215H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Aachen Cathedral, Edith Of Wessex, Harald Bluetooth
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Louis the german later becomes the ottonian empire. Charlemage dies in the early 9th century. His grandchildren split the empire into 3 parts. The kingdom was split in 3; charles, lothair and louis. Thedcline of the carolingians and then the ottonian story pics of. The kings considered the ottonions are these 5 guys: henry or otto. Thietmar of merseburg composed it towards the end of the dynasty. He is differetn than einheart because he wrote about charlmage and he was his friend. Lasts about 100 years wrote about him right after he died. And theiermar wrote it about a few years later. He writes about the entire dynasty of rulers and not only about one brave man. Was keen to assert continuty to his ruling line with the carolignians before him. Descendeant of the caroligins come from the female line. He wanted to have a good relationship with the popes. Otto is crowned emperor by the pope of rome.
