Chess ♟️Mar 9
The "Charlemagne Chessmen" (11th century)

"The legend regarding the set states that these chessmen were given as a gift to #Charlemagne by Caliph Harun al-Rashid, who was an avid #chess player. The fact that the set displays elephants instead of bishops and chariots instead of rooks denotes a form of the Perso-Arabic game known as #Shatranj, itself coming from the original Indian #Chaturanga..." Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne_chessmen?wprov=sfla1
Backstage SadieFeb 15

Backstage Burrow Ep3-2026: Pipe Dreams

🎶🐰 Dive into the fascinating history of music with the Hydraulis, an ancient marvel from 3rd century BCE! Discover how Ctesibius of Alexandria invented the world's first keyboard instrument, revolutionizing sound and harmony and paving the way for Western music traditions. 🎹✨

#hydraulis #organ #musichistory #musictechnology #ancientgreece #romanempire #middleages #charlemagne #keyboardinstruments #backstageburrow #rabbithole

https://youtu.be/kK_UQvLRJ9Y

Backstage Burrow — Pipe Dreams

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Mab_813Feb 9

As there is a Charlemagne Prize for "uniting Europe", I wonder whether more than 1000 years from now, there will be a Putin Prize awarded for "uniting Europe"?

Seriously, all you need is good PR and your descendants will be like "Wasn't it great when Charlemagne invaded the Saxons? And had their holy place destroyed? This is the behaviour we want to see in Europe"

#Charlemagne #Karlspreis

✨ Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋Feb 7

Saxon Sins: Why Charlemagne did not Start the Viking Age

🔗 https://salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/saxon-sins-why-charlemagne-did-not-start-the-viking-age/

#History #Histodons #Charlemagne #Saxons #Vikings

Saxon Sins: Why Charlemagne did not Start the Viking Age

In his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, foe of the blog Edward Gibbon (d. 1794) began discussing Charlemagne by observing that ‘The appellation of great has been often bestowed, and sometimes …

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Liam O'Mara IV, PhDJan 28
At the death of #Charlemagne on #ThisDayInHistory in 814, his last son by Hildegard, #LouisThePious, became sole emperor (he had co-ruled since 813). His first official act at the capital of #Aachen was to destroy the collection of #pagan texts and items his father had collected.
Osna.FMJan 18
The Karlspreis, a prestigious European award, will be bestowed upon former European Central Bank (ECB) President and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in May... https://news.osna.fm/?p=31050 | #news #charlemagne #contributions #draghi #european
Draghi to Receive Charlemagne Prize for European Contributions - Osna.FM

Former ECB President Mario Draghi to Receive 2026 Karl Prize, Honoring his significant contributions to Europe's stability and leadership.

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Měto Balašk Jan 17
Incredibly fun read about the river #Elbe, king #Charlemagne, arms and milk. That is, the phenomenon of liquid metasynthesis in #slavic languages https://dannybate.com/2025/06/30/the-liquid-of-the-elbe/
The Liquid of the Elbe

High up in the Giant Mountains (Krkonoše), in the north of the Czech Republic, one of Europe’s mightiest rivers bubbles into life as a bit of soggy bog. This river is the Elbe, which rises on…

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North LoveJan 13
#karldergroße #charlemagne #kunst #gemälde #painting #heiligesrömischesreich #holyromanempire #europe #europa #deutschland #germany
ValdeloireDec 25

Коронація Карла Великого і народження нової Європи
https://buymeacoffee.com/valdeloir/cufuzibemu

#КарлВеликий #Середньовіччя #ІсторіяЄвропи #Коронація #СвященнаРимськаІмперія
#Charlemagne #MiddleAges #EuropeanHistory #Coronation #HolyRomanEmpire

History Walks in VeniceMay 3, 2023

Venice might not have been

Venice was an independent state for almost a millennium, but it might note have been. It all hinged on a single battle fought in the Venetian lagoon in 810.

In the 700s, it had been a province of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna for a long time. However, long wars between the Exarchate and the Lombards had reduced the province to just a sliver of lagoon, called Venetia Marittima, between Grado in the north and Ravenna in the south.

In 751, the Lombards got the better of the Exarchate, when they took Ravenna and captured and probably killed the last Exarch. Then the Franks under Charlemagne appeared in northern Italy, and defeated the Lombards.

#Byzantium #Charlemagne #Franks #VenetianState #Venezia #Venice

Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/article/early-venice/venice-might-not-have-been/