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How did the Carolingian Empire Collapse?
This episode focuses on the last chapters of the Carolingian Empire, in the days of Charlemagne's grandsons and great grandsons. What were the last Carolingians really like, and how did they navigate this time in flux? Our story coincides with the Viking Age, the birth of feudalism, and the origins of French & German statehood. This is the sixth episode in a series covering the Holy Roman Empire.
Sources & further reading:
- Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson)
- The Carolingian World (Marios Costambeys, Matthew Innes, Simon MacLean)
- The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987 (Rosamond McKitterick)
- Carolingian Chronicles: Royal Frankish Annals and Nithard's Histories (Bernhard Scholz & Barbara Rogers-Gardner)
-Struggle for Empire: Kingship and Conflict Under Louis the German, 817-876 (Eric J. Goldberg)
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By David MainayarThis episode focuses on the last chapters of the Carolingian Empire, in the days of Charlemagne's grandsons and great grandsons. What were the last Carolingians really like, and how did they navigate this time in flux? Our story coincides with the Viking Age, the birth of feudalism, and the origins of French & German statehood. This is the sixth episode in a series covering the Holy Roman Empire.
Sources & further reading:
- Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson)
- The Carolingian World (Marios Costambeys, Matthew Innes, Simon MacLean)
- The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987 (Rosamond McKitterick)
- Carolingian Chronicles: Royal Frankish Annals and Nithard's Histories (Bernhard Scholz & Barbara Rogers-Gardner)
-Struggle for Empire: Kingship and Conflict Under Louis the German, 817-876 (Eric J. Goldberg)