Charlemagne’s Jihad
Yitzhak Hen
The so-called Capitulatio de partibus Saxoniae is commonly associated with Charlemagne’s brutal campaign in Saxony during the years 782–785. This article reexamines evidence concerning Saxoniae, arguing that it should be final (around 795), and order to understand unusual policy prescribes one consider against a broader political cultural background. As suggested by author, Capitulatio’s did not emerge ex nihilo; was deeply rooted as well religious ideology characterized Muslim Spain (al-Andalus) at time.
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