Ingrid Rembold. Conquest and Christianization: Saxony and the Carolingian World, 772–888.
Jennifer R. Davis
The Carolingian conquest of the region Saxony in late eighth and early ninth centuries has prompted diverse reactions. These range from an anonymous ninth-century Saxon poet who celebrated Charlemagne (r. 768–814, leader major military campaigns that went hand with forced conversion) as apostle Saxons, to Nazi condemnation (temporarily) “Saxon slayer.” In Middle Ages alone, being a pagan periphery Western Europe central territory Ottonian Empire succeeded Carolingians East was ruled by family descent. story this its complex history thus generated large German-language bibliography, which Ingrid Rembold now adds welcome Anglophone contribution; Conquest Christianization: World, 772–888 both carefully re-reads pivotal episodes and...
The American Historical Review