Daily Medieval

Richardis of Swabia (c.840 - c.895) was the daughter of a count. That and her reputation for piety made her a suitable choice to marry Charl...

Although Charles the Fat seemed to have solved the problem of Viking attacks by converting Godfrid and bribing Sigfred to leave, the probl...

When Pope John VIII was threatened by Guy II Duke of Spoleto, who invaded the Papal States  in 880, he looked for help from the King of Ita...

First thing first: no one called him "the Fat" in his lifetime that we know of; it certainly wasn't in any contemporary record...

Long before a unified France, there were minor nobles always looking to expand into their neighbors' territories.  In 9th century Wester...

When King Boso of Provence died on 11 January 887, the only heir of his was the seven-year-old Louis III. Boso had ruled Provence, Upper Bur...

Charles the Simple Charles III, called "the Simple" (from Latin Carolus Simplex ) was a King of Francia (what we think of tod...

Notker Balbulus (the Stammerer) Yesterday's post on cheese included an anecdote about Charlemagne, attributed to Notker the Stammer...