How Otto the Great Restored the Roman Empire
Channel: Empire-Builders
Date: 2024-04-06

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. 

Chapters:
0:00 - Roman Empire or Holy Roman Empire?
1:38 - The Magyars arrive
5:13 - Reign of Henry the Fowler
10:32 - Accession of Otto the Great
17:09 - Here comes the bride 
22:36 - Battle of Lechfeld
25:48 - Battle on the Recknitz River
27:30 - Otto the Great becomes Holy Roman Emperor
31:45 - Bosom-enmity
33:54 - Summing up Otto's achievements
35:35 - Death of Otto

Sources & further reading:
- Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson)
- 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)

Music:
Crusader Kings 2 - Legacy of Rome 
Lennon Hutton - Mongolian Barbecue
Richard Wagner - Lohengrin 
Deskant - Fairy's Fear 
Crusader Kings 2 - The Franks
Crusader Kings 2 - Pilgrimage
Richard Wagner - Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin 
Crusader Kings 3 - Charge of the Knights
Crusader Kings 2 - Path of Glory
Crusader Kings 2 - The Byzantine Empire

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