Saxon Sins: Why Charlemagne did not Start the Viking Age

In his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, foe of the blog Edward Gibbon (d. 1794) began discussing Charlemagne by observing that ‘The appellation of great has been often bestowed, and sometimes deserved.’ It’s safe to say that the English historian’s perspective of the emperor was decidedly mixed. Reminding the reader of his mastery … Continue reading Saxon Sins: Why Charlemagne did not Start…