GCU 114 Study Guide - Nicholas Ii Of Russia, The Weary Blues, Guru Nanak
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Round 2: tossups: the life of this son of pepin the short was recorded by einhard. The song of roland tells of this ruler"s defeat by the basques at the battle of roncevaux pass. Later in his life, this man ruled jointly with his son louis the pious, whose three sons split this man"s empire in the treaty of verdun. This grandson of charles martel was crowned emperor of the romans on christmas day, 800 ce. For 10 points, name this king of the franks. Answer: charlemagne [accept charles the great or carolus magnus or karl der grosse: one son of this god was a wrestler giant who could not be killed while standing on the earth, This god lost a contest for the patronage of athens to athena because her olive tree was more useful than his gift. This god created horses and was known as the earthshaker for his role in causing earthquakes.
