Carolingian Civilization

The period between 770 and 880 experienced an explosion of words signalling the documentary reawakening of Western civilization; this anthology offers a plentiful and engaging selection of primary source documents from that vibrant era. Among the material new to this second edition are Rimbert's Life of Anskar, with its detailed account of the Carolingian missionary contact with Scandinavia, Ratramnus's study of the dog-headed men, the monk Bernard's Journey to Jerusalem, new specimens of popular beliefs, Audradus Modicus's complete Book of Revelations, and new maps and illustrations.

Preface to the Second Edition

xi

Introduction to the First Edition

xiii

Chapter One: The Time of Pepin the Short (741-768)

1

(22)

1. A List of Superstitions and Pagan Practices

3

(1)

2. The Correspondence of Boniface, Missionary and Martyr

4

(8)

3. The Elevation of Pepin the Short

12

(1)

4. The Reanointing of Pepin in 754

13

(1)

5. The Donation of Constantine

14

(9)

Chapter Two: The Time of Charlemagne (768-814)

23

(132)

6. Pope Stephen Scolds Charlemagne and Carloman

25

(1)

7. Einhard's Life of Charlemagne

26

(24)

8. Pepin's Victory over the Avars

50

(2)

9. Epitaphs and Eulogies

52

(4)

10. The Equestrian Statue of Theoderic

56

(1)

11. The Lateran Palace of Pope Leo III

57

(5)

12. Charlemagne and Pope Leo

62

(3)

13. Capitularies

65

(27)

14. An Exhortation to the Faithful

92

(3)

15. The Iconodule Controversy in Francia

95

(4)

16. Theodulf's Mosaic of the Ark

99

(1)

17. Theodulf and the Antique Vase

100

(3)

18. Six Short Poems by Theodulf

103

(3)

19. Theodulf of Orleans: Precepts for the Priests of his Diocese

106

(14)

20. Letters of Alcuin

120

(16)

21. Five Poems of Alcuin

136

(3)

22. Alcuin's Dialogue with Young Prince Pepin

139

(7)

23. Charlemagne's Division of his Kingdoms

146

(6)

24. The Diet of Aachen in 813

152

(3)

Chapter Three: The Time of Louis the Pious (814-840)

155

(140)

25. Lament on Charlemagne's Death

157

(2)

26. Thegan's Life of Louis

159

(17)

27. Benedict of Aniane: His Life and Times

176

(23)

28. The Ordinatio Imperii of 817

199

(4)

29. The Vision of the Poor Woman of Laon

203

(2)

30. Louis's Public Penance in 822

205

(2)

31. The Polyptyque of St-Germain-des-Prés

207

(7)

32. The Polyptyque of the Church of Marseilles

214

(6)

33. Agobard of Lyons and the Popular Belief in Weather Magic

220

(3)

34. Of Bread and Provisions in the Statutes of Adalhard of Corbie

223

(6)

35. A Royal Judgment of Pepin in 828

229

(1)

36. Claudius of Turin's Complaint

230

(5)

37. The Penitential of Halitgar

235

(15)

38. St-Riquier (Centula): Its Precious Goods

250

(2)

39. The Emperor Louis's Palace at Ingelheim

252

(3)

40. Freculf Dedicates his Book to Empress Judith

255

(1)

41. The Astronomer's Account of the Rebellions

256

(9)

42. Paschasius Radbertus's Defense of Wala

265

(9)

43. Rudolf of Fulda's The Life of Saint Leoba

274

(17)

44. The Final Days and Death of Louis the Pious

291

(4)

Chapter Four: The Time of The Civil War (840-843)

295

(50)

45. Nithard's History

297

(35)

46. Engelbert at the Battle of Fontenoy

332

(2)

47. The Treaty of Verdun, 843

334

(2)

48. Dhuoda's Advice to Her Son

336

(9)

Chapter Five: The Time of the Three Kings and their Sons (844-877)

345

(160)

49. The Annals of Xanten for the Years 844 to 862

347

(4)

50. Audradus Modicus and his Book of Revelations

351

(9)

51. Gottschalk and the Predestination Controversy

360

(5)

52. Popular and Learned Beliefs: Two Specimens

365

(6)

53. The Epitaphs of Ermengard and Lothar

371

(3)

54. Sedulius Scottus's On Christian Rulers

374

(12)

55 Lothar II's Divorce

386

(8)

56. The Susanna Crystal of King Lothar

394

(1)

57. Otfrid of Weissenburg on Old High German

395

(5)

58. Anskar and his Mission to Scandinavia

400

(52)

59. Ratramnus and the Dog-headed Humans

452

(4)

60. The Vision of Charlemagne

456

(2)

61. Letters of Lupus of Ferrieres

458

(10)

62. The Wandering Monks of St-Philibert

468

(4)

63. The Monk Bernard's Journey to Jerusalem

472

(7)

64. A Judicial Dispute in the Loire Valley

479

(3)

65. A Charter of Immunity from Charles the Bald

482

(2)

66. Saint Remi's Protection of People and Property

484

(2)

67. The Coronation of Charles the Bald as King of Lotharingia

486

(2)

68. Eriugena's Periphyseon: The Beginning and End

488

(9)

69. Wulfadus's Library

497

(1)

70. Wulfadus Goes to Court

498

(2)

71. Charles the Bald Grants a Benefice

500

(1)

72. The Capitulary of Quierzy, 877

501

(1)

73. The Death of Charles the Bald

502

(3)

Chapter Six: The Time of Charles the Fat (878-888)

505

(38)

74. The Annals of St-Vaast for the Years 882 to 886

507

(5)

75. The Song of Louis: Ludwigslied

512

(2)

76. Abbo's Account of the Siege of Paris by the Northmen

514

(2)

77. Hincmar of Rheims's On the Governance of the Palace

516

(17)

78. Notker the Stammerer Addresses Charles the Fat

533

(2)

79. The Saxon Poet's Thoughts on Charlemagne

535

(2)

80. The Vision of Charles the Fat

537

(3)

81. Last Thoughts

540

(3)

Index of Topics

543

(4)

Sources

547

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