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'''Charlemagne''' (742 – 814), also known as '''Charles the Great''' or '''Charles I''' was the King of the [[Franks]] from 768, the King of {{Wiki|Lombards}} from 774, and from 800 the Emperor of the {{Wiki|Carolingian Empire}}, which would eventually be succeeded by the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. He was also a [[Templar leader|leader]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].<ref name="Aelfred's Commentaries">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – Aelfred's Commentaries</ref>
'''Charlemagne''' ({{Wiki|Latin}}: ''Carolus Magnus''; 742 – 814), also known as '''Charles the Great''' or '''Charles I''', was the King of the [[Franks]] from 768, the King of {{Wiki|Lombards}} from 774, and from 800 the Emperor of the [[Carolingian Empire]], which would eventually be succeeded by the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. Secretly, he was also a [[Templar leader|leader]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]].<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
In the spring of 774, following the Lombards' {{Wiki|Siege of Pavia (773–74)|siege of Pavia}}, Charlemagne visited [[Rome]] to confirm and reassert his {{Wiki|Pepin the Short|father's}} {{Wiki|Donation of Pepin|grants of land}}.<ref name="AC2" />
===Reign===
In the spring of 774, following the Lombards' {{Wiki|Siege of Pavia (773–74)|siege of Pavia}}, Charlemagne visited [[Rome]] to confirm and reassert his {{Wiki|Pepin the Short|father's}} {{Wiki|Donation of Pepin|grants of land}}.<ref name="AC2" /> On 25 December 800, he was reluctantly crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope [[Leo III]], splitting Christiandom between the West and the East. Francia and the collection of Christianized tribes he already ruled became the [[Carolingian Empire]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Database: Francia]]</ref>


In May 804, Charlemagne was written a letter by [[Alcuin]] regarding the existence of the Order of the Ancients and how they were a parasitic group neglecting [[Christianity|God]]'s teaching and instead worshipping a race of precursor beings known as the [[Isu]]. Alcuin also informed Charlemagne about the Order's obsession with [[sage]]s, Isu allegedly reborn as [[human]]s. Believing the Order to be blasphemers,<ref name="Alcuin's Letter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – Alcuin's Letter to Charlemagne</ref> Alcuin was unaware that Charlemagne himself was a member of said order. Despite being a pious defender of God's will, Charlemagne hid his allegiance well. The Order then had Alcuin killed a week later as he knew too much and his letter was never sent.<ref name="Aelfred's Commentaries" />
Between 797 and 809, Charlemagne received three emissaries from the [[Caliph]] [[Harun al-Rashid]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]. Among the gifts they displayed, there was an elaborate water clock made of [[Brass|brass]] on which 12 small [[Horseman|horsemen]] would move around at the end of each hour. The emperor also received an [[Elephant|elephant]] named Abul-Abbas.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Greeks Bearing Gifts]]</ref>


==Legacy==
In May 804, the scholar [[Alcuin]] wrote a letter to Charlemagne regarding the existence of the Order of the Ancients and how they were a parasitic group neglecting [[Christianity|God]]'s teachings and instead worshipping a race of precursor beings known as the [[Isu]]. Alcuin also informed Charlemagne about the Order's obsession with [[Sage]]s, Isu allegedly reborn as humans. Believing the Order to be blasphemers, Alcuin was unaware that Charlemagne himself was a member of the same organization. Despite being a pious defender of God's will, Charlemagne hid his allegiance well. The Order then had Alcuin killed a week later as he knew too much and his letter was never sent.<ref name="Poor Fellow Soldier"/>
In 2012, Charlemagne was one of many historical people included in the [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles the late [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] had left behind in the [[Animus]] as messages for his successor [[Desmond Miles]] to decipher. Desmond later did in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Instruments of Power" where Charlemagne was excluded from the list of historical individuals revealed by Clay to have wielded a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#5|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> In the same year, he was included in a [[Mnemonic sets|mnemonic set]] in [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Project Legacy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
 
===Legacy===
After Charlemagne's death, the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|Frankish]] [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]] stole his sword [[Joyeuse]] and locked it away in their [[Lutetia bureau|former bureau]] near [[Paris]]. In 886, during the [[Siege of Paris (885–886)|Siege of Paris]], the [[Vikings|Viking]] ''[[jarl]]skona'' [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] from the [[Raven Clan]] found the bureau and claimed the sword for herself.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Hidden]]</ref>
 
A slightly fictionalized version of Charlemagne appears in the epic poem, {{Wiki|Aspremont (chanson de geste)|Chanson d'Aspremont}}, published in the late 12th century, in which Charlemagne oversees the baptism of his [[Spain|Iberian]] royal messenger Balan. An illustrated version depicting this scene was published between 1240 and 1250.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' – [[Learnings: Baptism and Victory]]</ref>
 
Sometime between 1544 and 1566, the [[Italy|Italian]] artist {{Wiki|Taddeo Zuccari}} drew a depiction of Charlemagne confirming the Donation of Ravenna.<ref name="AC2" />
 
In 2012, Charlemagne was one of many historical figures included in the [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles that the late [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] left behind in the [[Animus]] as messages for his successor [[Desmond Miles]] to decipher.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle in September of that year, which was part of a set titled "Instruments of Power" and in which Charlemagne was excluded from a list of individuals known to have wielded [[Swords of Eden]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> That same year, Charlemagne was included in a [[Mnemonic sets|mnemonic set]] in [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Project Legacy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
 
In 2020, during [[Layla Hassan]]'s Animus sessions reliving the memories of Eivor Varinsdottir, she used a [[Animus mod|digital patch]] that allowed Eivor to equip a [[Charlemagne's Set|set]] of [[armor]] inspired by Charlemagne.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
Charlemagne.png|Portrait of Emperor Charlemagne by Taddeo Zuccaro
ACV SoP Tapestry of Charlemagne's crowing.png|Tapestry depicting the crowning of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c|appears in Glyphs only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c|appears in Glyphs only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{c|appears in mnemonic set only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{c|appears in mnemonic set only}}
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' {{io|tp}}
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mdat}}


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"Outwardly, Charlemagne was a pious defender of Christ's word. It seems impossible to believe he was under the sway of this corrupted cult. But the Order is expert at hiding its motives."
―Alfred the Great commenting on Charlemagne's affiliation with the Order of the Ancients, 870s.[src]-[m]

Charlemagne (Latin: Carolus Magnus; 742 – 814), also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Lombards from 774, and from 800 the Emperor of the Carolingian Empire, which would eventually be succeeded by the Holy Roman Empire. Secretly, he was also a leader of the Order of the Ancients.[1]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Reign[edit | edit source]

In the spring of 774, following the Lombards' siege of Pavia, Charlemagne visited Rome to confirm and reassert his father's grants of land.[2] On 25 December 800, he was reluctantly crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III, splitting Christiandom between the West and the East. Francia and the collection of Christianized tribes he already ruled became the Carolingian Empire.[3]

Between 797 and 809, Charlemagne received three emissaries from the Caliph Harun al-Rashid of the Abbasid Caliphate. Among the gifts they displayed, there was an elaborate water clock made of brass on which 12 small horsemen would move around at the end of each hour. The emperor also received an elephant named Abul-Abbas.[4]

In May 804, the scholar Alcuin wrote a letter to Charlemagne regarding the existence of the Order of the Ancients and how they were a parasitic group neglecting God's teachings and instead worshipping a race of precursor beings known as the Isu. Alcuin also informed Charlemagne about the Order's obsession with Sages, Isu allegedly reborn as humans. Believing the Order to be blasphemers, Alcuin was unaware that Charlemagne himself was a member of the same organization. Despite being a pious defender of God's will, Charlemagne hid his allegiance well. The Order then had Alcuin killed a week later as he knew too much and his letter was never sent.[1]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

After Charlemagne's death, the Frankish Hidden Ones stole his sword Joyeuse and locked it away in their former bureau near Paris. In 886, during the Siege of Paris, the Viking jarlskona Eivor Varinsdottir from the Raven Clan found the bureau and claimed the sword for herself.[5]

A slightly fictionalized version of Charlemagne appears in the epic poem, Chanson d'Aspremont, published in the late 12th century, in which Charlemagne oversees the baptism of his Iberian royal messenger Balan. An illustrated version depicting this scene was published between 1240 and 1250.[6]

Sometime between 1544 and 1566, the Italian artist Taddeo Zuccari drew a depiction of Charlemagne confirming the Donation of Ravenna.[2]

In 2012, Charlemagne was one of many historical figures included in the Glyph puzzles that the late Assassin Clay Kaczmarek left behind in the Animus as messages for his successor Desmond Miles to decipher.[7] Desmond solved this puzzle in September of that year, which was part of a set titled "Instruments of Power" and in which Charlemagne was excluded from a list of individuals known to have wielded Swords of Eden.[2] That same year, Charlemagne was included in a mnemonic set in Abstergo Industries' Project Legacy.[8]

In 2020, during Layla Hassan's Animus sessions reliving the memories of Eivor Varinsdottir, she used a digital patch that allowed Eivor to equip a set of armor inspired by Charlemagne.[9]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Portrait of Emperor Charlemagne by Taddeo Zuccaro
    Portrait of Emperor Charlemagne by Taddeo Zuccaro
  • Tapestry depicting the crowning of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor
    Tapestry depicting the crowning of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Poor Fellow-Soldier
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris – Database: Francia
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Greeks Bearing Gifts
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris – Hidden
  6. ↑ Discovery Tour: Viking Age – Learnings: Baptism and Victory
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla

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