Johannes Fried is a German historian and medievalist. Fried studied at the University of Heidelberg, where he obtained his doctorate in 1970. He was a professor at the University of Cologne from 1980 to 1983 and currently holds the Chair of Medieval History at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
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When the legendary Frankish king and emperor Charlemagne died in 814 he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome. Johannes Fried paints a compelling portrait of a devout ruler, a violent time, and a... SEE MORE