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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Reign=== | ===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" /> | 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 Christmas day of 800, he was reluctantly crown as emperor of the Romans by Pope [[Leo III]], splitting Christiandom between West and 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> | ||
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> | |||
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, 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="PoorFellowSoldier"/> | 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, 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="PoorFellowSoldier"/> | ||
===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
After his death, the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|Frankish]] [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]] stole his sword [[Joyeuse]] and locked it in their [[Lutetia bureau|former bureau]] near [[Paris]]. In 885, during the [[Siege of Paris (885–886)|siege of Paris]], the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Jarl|jarlskona]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] from the [[Raven Clan]] unlocked the bureau and claimed the sword.<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> | 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> | ||
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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. He was also a leader of the Order of the Ancients.[1]
Biography
Reign
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 Christmas day of 800, he was reluctantly crown as emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III, splitting Christiandom between West and 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, Charlemagne was written a letter by Alcuin regarding the existence of the Order of the Ancients and how they were a parasitic group neglecting 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 sages, Isu allegedly reborn as humans. Believing the Order to be blasphemers, 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.[1]
Legacy
After his death, the Frankish Hidden Ones stole his sword Joyeuse and locked it in their former bureau near Paris. In 885, during the siege of Paris, the Viking jarlskona Eivor Varinsdottir from the Raven Clan unlocked the bureau and claimed the sword.[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]
Somewhere 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 people included in the Glyph puzzles the late 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.[7] 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 Sword of Eden.[2] In the same year, he was included in a mnemonic set in Abstergo Industries' Project Legacy.[8]
In 2020, during Layla Hassan's Animus session of reliving the memories of the shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan during the Viking expansion into England, she used a digital patch that allowed Eivor to equip a set of armor inspired by Charlemagne.[9]
Gallery
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Portrait of Emperor Charlemagne by Taddeo Zuccaro -
tapestry depicting the crowning of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor in 800
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (appears in Glyphs only)
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (appears in mnemonic set only)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
- The Siege of Paris (tapestry only)
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (mentioned in Database entry only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Poor Fellow-Soldier
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris – Database: Francia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Greeks Bearing Gifts
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris – Hidden
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Viking Age – Learnings: Baptism and Victory
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
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