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The statuette consists of three parts: the horse, the rider's body with the saddle, and the rider's head. It has a total height of 24 cm. The rider is depicted with a moustache, an open crown on his head, a sword in his right hand (lost), an imperial orb in his left hand, and a riding cloak fastened with a fibula.
First Bible of Charles the Bald or Vivian Bible 845/846 Tours Bible; eight full-page miniatures, four canon tables, 87 initials Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Ms. lat. 1 Prayer book of Charles the Bald between 846 and 869 Court School of Charles the Bald Oldest royal prayer book; two full-page miniatures, one full-page decorative initial
Charles allied himself with his brother Louis the German to resist the pretensions of the new Emperor Lothair I, and the two allies defeated Lothair at the Battle of Fontenoy-en-Puisaye on 25 June 841. [6] In the following year, the two brothers confirmed their alliance by the celebrated Oaths of Strasbourg.
George Campbell Scott was born on a kitchen table October 18, 1927—the younger of two siblings—in the modest Wise, Virginia, home of his parents, Gerald Dewey Scott (1902–1988) and Helena Agnes (née Slemp; 1904–1935).
Denier (type Temple and cross) of Charles the Bald, minted at Reims between 840–864 (pre-Edict of Pîtres). To prevent the Vikings from even attaining a great booty, Charles also declared that fortified bridges should be built at all towns on rivers. This was to prevent the dreaded longships from sailing into the interior.
The statue is located on the south side of the Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul-II, close to the river Seine on the right-hand side when facing Notre-Dame cathedral. Charlemagne is represented in old age, wearing the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire and brandishing the Scepter of Charles V, traditionally known as "Scepter of ...
The film has been cited among critics as one of the best of the 1950s, [18] and has been selected by the United States National Film Registry for preservation in the Library of Congress. At the time of its original release it was a critical and box-office failure, and Laughton never directed again.
Ermentrude of Orléans and Charles II, also known as "The Bald", married in 842. Their children were: Judith (844–870 or later), Queen of Wessex by her marriages with Kings Æthelwulf and Æthelbald, Countess of Flanders by her marriage with Margrave Baldwin I; Louis II of West Francia, also known as "The Stammerer" (846–879) [18]