Carolingian Civilization: A Reader Book

	Preface to the second edition
	Introduction to the first edition
Ch. 1	The time of Pepin the Short (741-768)	1
1	A list of superstitions and pagan practices	3
2	The correspondence of Boniface, missionary and martyr	4
3	The elevation of Pepin the Short	12
4	The reanointing of Pepin in 754	13
5	The donation of Constantine	14
Ch. 2	The time of Charlemagne (768-814)	23
6	Pope Stephen scolds Charlemagne and Carloman	25
7	Einhard's Life of Charlemagne	26
8	Pepin's victory over the Avars	50
9	Epitaphs and eulogies	52
10	The equestrian statue of Theoderic	56
11	The Lateran palace of Pope Leo III	57
12	Charlemagne and Pope Leo	62
13	Capitularies	65
14	An exhortation to the faithful	92
15	The iconodule controversy in Francia	95
16	Theodulf's mosaic of the Ark	99
17	Theodulf and the antique vase	100
18	Six short poems by Theodulf	103
19	Theodulf of Orleans : precepts for the priests of his diocese	106
20	Letters of Alcuin	120
21	Five poems of Alcuin	136
22	Alcuin's dialogue with young Prince Pepin	139
23	Charlemagne's division of his kingdoms	146
24	The diet of Aachen in 813	152
Ch. 3	The time of Louis the Pious (814-840)	155
25	Lament on Charlemagne's death	157
26	Thegan's Life of Louis	159
27	Benedict of Aniane : his life and times	176
28	The Ordinatio Imperii of 817	199
29	The vision of the poor woman of Laon	203
30	Louis's public penance in 822	205
31	The polyptyque of St-Germain-des-Pres	207
32	The polyptyque of the Church of Marseilles	214
33	Agobard of Lyons and the popular belief in weather magic	220
34	Of bread and provisions in the statutes of Adalhard of Corbie	223
35	A royal judgment of Pepin in 828	229
36	Claudius of Turin's complaint	230
37	The Penitential of Halitgar	235
38	Saint-Riquier (Centula) : its precious goods	250
39	The Emperor Louis's palace at Ingelheim	252
40	Freculf dedicates his book to Empress Judith	255
41	The astronomer's account of the rebellions	256
42	Paschasius Radbertus's defense of Wala	265
43	Rudolf of Fulda's The life of Saint Leoba	274
44	The final days and death of Louis the Pious	291
Ch. 4	The time of the civil war (840-843)	295
45	Nithard's history	297
46	Engelbert at the Battle of Fontenoy	332
47	The treaty of Verdun, 843	334
48	Dhuoda's advice to her son	336
Ch. 5	The time of the three kings and their sons (844-877)	345
49	The annals of Xanten for the years 844 to 862	347
50	Audradus Modicus and his Book of Revelations	351
51	Gottschalk and the predestination controversy	360
52	Popular and learned beliefs : two specimens	365
53	The epitaphs of Ermengard and Lothar	371
54	Sedulius Scottus's On Christian rulers	374
55	Lothar II's divorce	386
56	The Susanna crystal of King Lothar	394
57	Otfrid of Weissenburg on old High German	395
58	Anskar and his mission to Scandanavia	400
59	Ratramnus and the dog-headed humans	452
60	The vision of Charlemagne	456
61	Letters of Lupus of Ferrieres	458
62	The wandering monks of Saint-Philibert	468
63	The monk Bernard's journey to Jerusalem	472
64	A judicial dispute in the Loire Valley	479
65	A charter of immunity from Charles the Bald	482
66	Saint Remi's protection of people and property	484
67	The coronation of Charles the Bald as King of Lotharingia	486
68	Eriugena's Periphyseon : the beginning and end	488
69	Wulfadus's library	497
70	Wulfadus goes to court	498
71	Charles the Bald grants a benefice	500
72	The capitulary of quierzy, 877	501
73	The death of Charles the Bald	502
Ch. 6	The time of Charles the Fat (878-888)	505
74	The annals of Saint-Vaast for the Years 882 to 886	507
75	The song of Louis : Ludwigslied	512
76	Abbo's account of the siege of Paris by the Northmen	514
77	Hincmar of Rheims's On the governance of the palace	516
78	Notker the Stammerer addresses Charles the Fat	533
79	The Saxon poet's thoughts on Charlemagne	533
80	The vision of Charles the Fat	537
81	Last thoughts	540
	Index of topics	543
	Sources	547