The Legend of Charlemagne in the Middle Ages: Power, Faith, and Crusade

198 Pages·2008·3.1 MB·English

by  Matthew Gabriele

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THE LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE
IN THE MIDDLE AGES
POWER, FAITH, AND CRUSADE
Edited by
Matthew Gabriele and Jace Stuckey
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THE LEGEND OF CHARLEMAGNE IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Copyright © Matthew Gabriele and Jace Stuckey, 2008.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The legend of Charlemagne in the Middle Ages : power, faith, and
crusade / edited by Matthew Gabriele and Jace Stuckey.
p. cm.—(The new Middle Ages)
Includes index.
ISBN 0–230–60826–4 (alk. paper)
1. Charlemagne, Emperor, 742–814—Legends—History and
criticism. 2. Charlemagne, Emperor, 742–814—Influence.
3. Civilization, Medieval. I. Gabriele, Matthew. II. Stuckey, Jace.
DC73.L44 2008
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CONTENTS
List of Figures xi
Prologue xiii
Matthew Gabriele
Acknowledgments xix
Abbreviations xxi
Introduction Charles to Charlemagne
1 Greatness Contested and Confirmed: The Raw Materials of the
Charlemagne Legend 3
Thomas F. X. Noble
2 KAROLVS MAGNVS or KAROLVS FELIX: The Making of
Charlemagne’s Reputation and Legend 23
Paul Edward Dutton
Part I Memories of Carolingian Kingship
3 Al-Hakim, Charlemagne, and the Destruction of the Church
of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem in the Writings of Ademar
of Chabannes 41
Daniel F. Callahan
4 Godfrey of Bouillon versus Raymond of Saint-Gilles:
How Carolingian Kingship Trumped Millenarianism at
the End of the First Crusade 59
Jay Rubenstein
5 Charlemagne’s Legacy and Anglo-Norman Imperium in
Henry of Huntingdon’s Historia Anglorum 77
Wendy Marie Hoofnagle
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