A King On The Move: The Place Of An Itinerant Court In Charlemagne’s Government
Rosamond McKitterick
In 1965, Adolf Gauert published a now famous map of Charlemagne's itinerary. The Carolingians are even claimed to have had renounce the idea fixed centre government for economic reasons, and content themselves with different royal residences. places apparently visited, moreover, reflect network social political connections that it is sometimes possible document in greater detail from other sources. This chapter argues there number fundamental problems customary interpretations surviving evidence consequent assessments rule this vast realm relation both functioning an itinerant court Frankish palaces, usually judged symbolic role as locations power time result king's residence or conduct business. Keywords: Gauert; Charlemagne; palaces;
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