Charlemagne

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'''Charlemagne''' was the [[german-French]] name of Carolus Magnus (747-814), [[King]] of the [[Frank]]s, which is Charles the Great in [[English]]. Son of [[Pepin]]. Charlemagne's new [[Carolingian]] dynasty supplanted the reigning [[Merovingian]]s.

Charles was, variously, King of the [[german-Franks]], King of the Lombards, and [[Holy Roman Emperor]].

His first wife was Himilitrude: their son, Pepin, pre-deceased his father by 3 years. He then married the daughter of the [[king]] of the [[Lombard]]s, Desideria (770CE) but repudiated her the subsequent year, without children. His third wife was Hildegarde of Vinzgau, daughter of the [[Graf]]. By her he had Charles, who became King of the East Franks; Pepin, who became King of Lombardy; Louis (''the Fair'') weho became King of Aquitania, King of the Franks and Italy, and [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman]] [[ Emperor]]; and a number of daughters. He also married, sucessively, after Hildegarde, Fastrada, daughter of the Coutn of Franconia, and a lady called Luitgarde.

Charlemagne fought [[battle]]s almost constantly throughout his life. He conquered [[Saxony]] and fought a number of [[battle]]s with [[Muslim Spain]], which lead to the [[Song of Roland]] [[mythology|legends]].

Charlemagne was later considered to be one of the [[Nine Worthies]].

After his death, his realm fragmented under his sons.

'''On the other hand''' medieval legend recounted that the Moorish king '''Marsilus''' was brought before Charlemagne as a prisoner, and was offered [[baptism]] or [[death]]. He looked round.<br>"Who," he asked, "are the fat men, clad in furs, who sit at your table and feast?" Charles replied: "They are my [[bishop]]s and [[abbot]]s."<br>"And who are the thin men, clad in black and grey, who also receive your food?" "They," Charles aid, "are the [[mendicant]]s and [[friar]]s who [[pray]] for me."<br>|"And who," the pagan king asked, "are those beyond them, dressed in rags, squatting on the ground, who scrabble for the scraps that fall from your table?" "They are rich people," Charlemagne replied.<br>"If that is how you treat your poor, who are God's children, in dishonour of His love and charity, then kill me: I have no wish to be baptised into your faith."

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Germany

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'''Germany''' [[period]]. After the fall of the Roman Empire, barbarian tribes over centuries slowly formed a large number of baronies and fiefdoms that warred with each other constantly. It was not until the 19th Century that Germany became a unified state.

Like [[France]], Germany counts [[Charlemagne]] as its great progenitor. Most of Germany formed part of the [[Carolingian Empire]]. When this was split into three parts the Germanic lands mostly went to [[Lothar]]. Lothar's Kingdom gradually became a patchwork of states who elected an Emperor. This union was known as the [[Holy Roman Empire]].

===Germany and the SCA===
After WWII, Germany contained many US/NATO military bases. With this eventually came the [[SCA]]. Much of the populace of the [[Kingdom of Drachenwald]] lives in Germany.

==External links==

*[http://www.drachenwald.sca.org/groups/germany.htm Listing of German SCA groups]
*[http://www.historyofnations.net/europe/germany.html History of Germany]
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