Historia Caroli Magni

aka Historia Karoli Magni et Rotholandi

History of Charles the Great

Author

Unknown

Language

Medieval Latin

Year

12th century

Country

Western Europe

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

Part of

Book of Saint James

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The Historia Caroli Magni, also known as the Historia Karoli Magni et Rotholandi or the (Pseudo-)Turpin Chronicle, is a 12th-century Latin chronicle consisting of legendary material about Charlemagne's campaigns in Spain. The chronicle states it was written by Charlemagne's contemporary Turpin, Archbishop of Reims, but it was found out as a medieval forgery. The work was extremely popular, and served as a major source of material on Charlemagne in chronicles, fiction and iconography throughout Medieval Europe. The miracles of the flowering lances and the death of Ferracutus appear on the windows of Chartres Cathedral.