The Saxons were Charlemagne's greatest foe, yet it was a Saxon family that restored his empire.
This is the story of the first Ottonians: Henry the Fowler & Otto the Great.
Sources & further reading:
- Warfare in Medieval Europe c.400-c.1453 (Bernard S. Bachrach, David S. Bachrach)
- Warfare in Tenth-Century Germany (David S. Bachrach)
- The Costs of Fortress Construction in Tenth-Century Germany: The Case of Hildagsburg
- Medieval Germany, 500–1300: A Political Interpretation (Benjamin Arnold)
- Early Medieval Europe 300-1000 (Roger Collins)
- Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800-1056 (Timothy Reuter)
- The Medieval Empire in Central Europe: Dynastic Continuity in the Post-Carolingian Frankish Realm, 900-1300 (Herbert Schutz)
- The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes and Imperial Pretenders (Peter Heather)
- The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
