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Christopher Lee
has
recorded a symphonic metal album
telling the story of his own ancestor, the Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne
. Samples
here
(and also on
Myspace
). Lee's video message to his fans announcing the project
here
.
posted by
permafrost
on Jan 11, 2010 -
40 comments
Around A.D. 800, the storied Caliph
Haroun Al-Raschid
sent a diplomatic delegation
some two thousand miles from Baghdad to Aachen, the seat of
Charlemagne's
empire. Among the many gifts for the Frankish ruler that accompanied the delegation was
Abul-
Abbas
, the first recorded elephant north of the
Alps.
posted by
Iridic
on Oct 8, 2006 -
4 comments
I am descended from Charlemagne!
And you are too. I found tantalizing ideas in this
Atlantic Interview
of Steve Olson. Unfortunately, his
Atlantic article
is not available (for free, anyways). He mentioned, in the interview, the work of Humphrys and Chang. A fwe Google searches later, among a labyrinth of pages about
Royal descents
, I
FOUND!
what I was looking for [More inside]
posted by
vacapinta
on May 11, 2002 -
13 comments
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