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Rinaldo - I could be wrong abt this, Rinaldo is a fictional character of the Carolingian cycle, one of the twelve paladins of France who constitute the chosen guard of the emperor Charlemagne. Given the character’s connection to Charlemagne I assume this stigma also has one

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Charlemagne - Carlo Magno was a member of the Carolingian dynasty, King of the Franks, King of the Lombards, and the first Holy Roman Emperor. He united the majority of west and central Europe and was the first recognized emperor after the fall of the Western Roman Empire

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Pila's Parrot, Salomão.
(he loves the Carolingian Empire)

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The Carolingians and the Vikings

The Franks commanded south of the British Channel. The core of their empire was the original Frankish land at the lower reach of the Rhine, and the north- eastern part of present day France...

https://t.co/qEqNVC4XJj

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New episode! Learn what life in the Carolingian Empire. The great dance of history continues on, as the manor, village and court blossom in the early medieval period. https://t.co/Q9hnmU4KGF

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The numerous ligatures here are overwhelmingly pre-Carolingian and point strongly to the eighth century. 2/

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Moving forward in time to the Carolingian Empire, I removed the warrior facet for now. 😬
usually wore a veil at that time but I decided to remove it to draw the long hair 😌

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Can we hire monks to make illuminated manuscripts as our brand? Get that late-Carolingian nostalgia

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Charles died on the 22nd of October 741. He defeated a Muslim invasion of Aquitaine at Tours in 732. He divided Francia between his sons, Carloman and Pepin, who became the first Carolingian king. Pepin’s sons–#Carloman and – extended the Frankish realms.

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Holy Roman axe breaker infantry. One of the cheapest effective CQC weapons of these times were axes, but this armor seems to have been engineered with overhead swings in mind. I've seen an engraving around depicting this Carolingian, but am uncertain as to the origin or validity.

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Torhalle of Lorsch (Gateway to Lorsch Monastery), c. 800, Carolingian Period, Germany. Fantastic 2-D quoting of Roman architecture. Opus sectile in the lozenge patterns, flat gables, Corinthian pilasters, and engaged columns w/composite capitals & roof for snow

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We're dangerously close to losing a whole morning just gazing happily at this anglo-saxon minuscule script, dashed with splashes of red, yellow and green, from a Carolingian legal text we recently digitized in our collaboration: https://t.co/c4lKCDxGJb

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An antique craftsman made a plate of serpentine stone c100BC-100AD

The shoal of lively fish may hv bn inlaid in the 4/5thC

& 400 yrs after that a mid/late 9thC court goldsmith mounted it in gold w/ cloisonné garnets & gemstones (1/2)

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"We do not impose our will on the world. God enacts his will through us." - From the Hallowed Utterance of the Order of The Carolingian Cross

Adobe Kroger - Dame Commander, coming to backers this month!

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Viking Art of Angus Mcbride.
All credit goes to the artist.

From left to right:
'Olaf Tryggvasons Last Stand at Svolder'; 'Irish Gael attack a Viking raiding party'; 'Carolingians attack a Viking raiding party'; 'Vikings fight Saxons at the battle of Stamford Bridge' (1066 AD).

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Unknown artists painted this initial in 9th century Carolingian France. Isn't it wonderful? https://t.co/UGrGiRMbho

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Carolingian-style holes in back board of St Gall Stiftsbibliotheck MS 904. Written A.D. 850-851, in Irish miniscule https://t.co/r7rHw3CORt

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Landscape familiar to a Carolingian monk recording 12 labours of the month in 818AD (via https://t.co/atw5s3Aucu)

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