800 899 Collection (#2)

Catholic parish church of St. George, interior with wall paintings from the late Carolingian or Ottonian period (c)
7281459 Catholic parish church of St. George, interior with wall paintings from the late Carolingian or Ottonian period (c)

St. George's Catholic Parish Church, interior with wall paintings from the late Carolingian or Ottonian period
7281457 St. George's Catholic Parish Church, interior with wall paintings from the late Carolingian or Ottonian period; Oberzell, Reichenau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany; (add.info.: St)

Mosaic painting, St. Peter presents the flag of to Leo III
7278130 Mosaic painting, St. Peter presents the flag of to Leo III; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mosaic painting, St. Peter presents the flag of to Leo III)

The Holy Face of Lucca, St. Martin's cathedral, Italy. c. 770-880
7264830 The Holy Face of Lucca, St. Martin's cathedral, Italy. c. 770-880; San Martino Cathedral, Lucca, Italy; (add.info.: The Holy Face of Lucca)

A noble woman or a Saxon Anglo queen, wearing a lilac dress with wide sleeves
FLO4707448 A noble woman or a Saxon Anglo queen, wearing a lilac dress with wide sleeves, and a blue scarf covering her head and neck, a red coat and a tunic colored gold decoree wine

King Henry I of Germania (or of Saxony, known as the Oiseleur, 867-936) and Henry II of the Holy Empire
FLO4702680 King Henry I of Germania (or of Saxony, known as the Oiseleur, 867-936) and Henry II of the Holy Empire, known as the lame or the Saint (973-1024) - King Henry I the Fowler

Beaver hunting Page taken from "Physiologus" (Physiologos or physiologist), 11th century manuscript
GIA5033411 Beaver hunting Page taken from "Physiologus" (Physiologos or physiologist), 11th century manuscript.; (add.info)

Henry I of Saxony (or Germania) called the Oiseleur (876-936) meets Charles III called the Simple (879-929)
NWI4944028 Henry I of Saxony (or Germania) called the Oiseleur (876-936) meets Charles III called the Simple (879-929) - Henry I (the Fowler) meeting with Charles III (the Simple)

Couple of the nobility vetus in fashion of the high Middle Ages (5th-9th century)
NWI4957296 Couple of the nobility vetus in fashion of the high Middle Ages (5th-9th century) - Nobleman and noblewoman in fashions of the high Middle Ages

Romanesque architecture: view of the abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa. 840 AD
JEB4962455 Romanesque architecture: view of the abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa. 840 AD; (add.info.: Romanesque architecture: view of the abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa. 840 AD); © Jean Bernard

Representation of Queen St. Mathilde of Ringelheim (896-968) helping the poor. 19th century, (engraving)
ELD4911370 Representation of Queen St. Mathilde of Ringelheim (896-968) helping the poor. 19th century, (engraving).; Private Collection; (add.info.: Matilda of Ringelheim)

Representation of Saint Ludger (died 809) Christian missionary, founder of the Abbey of Werden and Helmstedt
ELD4911096 Representation of Saint Ludger (died 809) Christian missionary, founder of the Abbey of Werden and Helmstedt (also Ludiger or Liudger) missionary among the Frisians and Saxons

Art of the Middle Ages: The Charlemagne kings (Charles I known as Charles the Great 742-814)
JEB4913169 Art of the Middle Ages: The Charlemagne kings (Charles I known as Charles the Great 742-814) and Louis IX known as Saint Louis (Saint Louis, 1214-1270)

Representation of the prophete Ezechiel Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno) (Saint Gregoire de Nazianze)
GIA5035961 Representation of the prophete Ezechiel Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno) (Saint Gregoire de Nazianze)

Portrait of a free soldier under the regne of Charlemagne in the 9th century
NWI4892674 Portrait of a free soldier under the regne of Charlemagne in the 9th century. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Portrait of Charlemagne emperor and king of Franks standing in front of a crowd of children (742-814)
ELD4859485 Portrait of Charlemagne emperor and king of Franks standing in front of a crowd of children (742-814) Lithograph from Saintes

Viking boats at the siege of Paris, ca 1900 (illustration)
7422848 Viking boats at the siege of Paris, ca 1900 (illustration); (add.info.: History. France. Viking boats at the siege of Paris, 885-886)

9th Century women's brooches
5304686 9th Century women's brooches.; (add.info.: Icelandic Women's brooches, ornamented similarly to that from Viking Age Scandinavia)

Louis III (863-882) French king in 879-882, engraving
1758316 Louis III (863-882) French king in 879-882, engraving; (add.info.: Louis III (863-882) French king in 879-882, engraving); Photo: Tallandier

Charlemagne showing his courtiers the value of his sheepskin cloak (engraving)
8626241 Charlemagne showing his courtiers the value of his sheepskin cloak (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

IXth and XIIIth centuries women's headdresses (litho)
8677406 IXth and XIIIth centuries women's headdresses (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: IXth and XIIIth centuries women's headdresses)

Cow Suckling a Calf, c.900 (sandstone)
5862064 Cow Suckling a Calf, c.900 (sandstone) by Indian School, (9th century); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Madhya or Uttar Pradesh)

Map of Europe at the death of Charlemagne, 814 AD, from A Short History of the World, published c.1936
7125157 Map of Europe at the death of Charlemagne, 814 AD, from A Short History of the World, published c.1936; Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Catholic parish church of St. George, interior with wall paintings from the late Carolingian or Ottonian period (c)
7281456 Catholic parish church of St. George, interior with wall paintings from the late Carolingian or Ottonian period (c)

St. Martin's cathedral. Ceiling of the nave. Lucca, Italy. 9th-12th century
7264833 St. Martin's cathedral. Ceiling of the nave. Lucca, Italy. 9th-12th century; San Martino Cathedral, Lucca, Italy; (add.info.: Duomo San Martino. St. Martin's cathedral)

The Pillar of Eliseg
7243376 The Pillar of Eliseg; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pillar of Eliseg, aka Elise's Pillar or Croes Elisedd, near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales)

Charlemagne (742-814) crowned by Pope Leo III, 1844 (engraving)
ELD4956852 Charlemagne (742-814) crowned by Pope Leo III, 1844 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charlemagne (742-814) crowned by Pope Leo III (c750-816)

Representation of the prophete Jeremie Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno) (Saint Gregoire de Nazianze)
GIA5035965 Representation of the prophete Jeremie Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno) (Saint Gregoire de Nazianze). Greek manuscript from the 9th century.; © Giancarlo Costa

Charlemagne, the emperor with a flowery beard - Charlemagne, called the King with the Grizzly Beard in the Song of
NWI4944174 Charlemagne, the emperor with a flowery beard - Charlemagne, called the King with the Grizzly Beard in the Song of Roland

Abbey of Gellone in Saint Guilhem-le-Desert in the Herault, founded in the 9th century
YOU4418276 Abbey of Gellone in Saint Guilhem-le-Desert in the Herault, founded in the 9th century, Romanesque architecture Languedoc

King Alfred the Great (849-899) forgets the cakes prepared by the Danish house under her roof in Athelney
ELD4874045 King Alfred the Great (849-899) forgets the cakes prepared by the Danish house under her roof in Athelney, and burns them, 878 - Back in the little house

Middle Ages: Charlemagne, king of the Franks with his wife Queen Hildegarde of Vintschgau and his Court
NWI4862650 Middle Ages: Charlemagne, king of the Franks with his wife Queen Hildegarde of Vintschgau and his Court. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Middle Ages: Charlemagne)

Representation of Taraise of Constantinople (730-806) refusing to grant annulment of the marriage of Emperor
ELD4911780 Representation of Taraise of Constantinople (730-806) refusing to grant annulment of the marriage of Emperor Constantine VI (771-797) with his wife Mary of Amnia on January 3, 795

Charles II the Bald - CHARLES II " the Bald" (823-877). Holy Roman Emperor (875-877)
CUL4876496 Charles II the Bald - CHARLES II " the Bald" (823-877). Holy Roman Emperor (875-877) and King of West France (843-877). ARIOSTO, Filippo (16th century). Painting. SPAIN

Emperor Charlemagne (747-814) designating his successor, his son Louis of Aquitaine
ELD4919124 Emperor Charlemagne (747-814) designating his successor, his son Louis of Aquitaine (Louis I the Pious or the Debonnaire, 778-840)

Saint Ansgar, Germanic Archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen, 1866 (engraving)
UTD4918888 Saint Ansgar, Germanic Archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen, 1866 (engraving); (add.info.: Anschaire (Oscar) de Breme (801-865) - Saint Ansgar, Germanic Archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen

Costumes of Anglo-Saxon women: in coat (63), in coat with a loose veil, whose edges fall on her shoulders
FLO4707517 Costumes of Anglo-Saxon women: in coat (63), in coat with a loose veil, whose edges fall on her shoulders, revealing the neckline of her dress (64)

Women's costume in the reign of Charles the Bald, after a contemporary manuscript, 9th century
FLO4685883 Women's costume in the reign of Charles the Bald, after a contemporary manuscript, 9th century. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes

Musical Notation: Lament written on the death of Charlemagne in 814 using Neumes or Meumes notation
528003 Musical Notation: Lament written on the death of Charlemagne in 814 using Neumes or Meumes notation. 7th to 11th centuries (musical manuscript); (add.info)

Fingal's Cave, Island of Staffa, Scotland 1884 (Oil on canvas)
8766654 Fingal's Cave, Island of Staffa, Scotland 1884 (Oil on canvas) by Moran, Thomas (1837-1926); 62.9--76.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia

Fan of the Fujiwara period, Heian period (794-1185)
AIS5377870 Fan of the Fujiwara period, Heian period (794-1185); Tokyo National Museum, Japan; (add.info.: Japanese decorative arts.); © Iberfoto

The impact of long distance travel by rail from scotland to the south west coast
5308410 The impact of long distance travel by rail from scotland to the south west coast.; (add.info.: British, cartoon illustrating the impact of long distance travel by rail from scotland to)

Representation of the prophete Jeremie Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno) (Saint Gregoire de Nazianze)
GIA5035962 Representation of the prophete Jeremie Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno) (Saint Gregoire de Nazianze)

One the Evangelists writing on parchment
5311801 One the Evangelists writing on parchment; (add.info.: Engraving depicting one the Evangelists writing on parchment. Engraving after a 9th century miniature)

Portrait of Charles II the Bald (823 - 877), King of France
NWI4946468 Portrait of Charles II the Bald (823 - 877), King of France; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles II the Bald (823 - 877), King of France); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Conspiracy against Louis the Pious (778-840) emperor of the West, his son Lothaire imposed on him a public penitence
ELD4944826 Conspiracy against Louis the Pious (778-840) emperor of the West, his son Lothaire imposed on him a public penitence on the monastery of Saint Medard de Soissons in 833

Representation of Charlemagne (742 - 814) - in " Chronicles" by Othon de Freising (1111 - 1158), 12th century
GIA5034910 Representation of Charlemagne (742 - 814) - in " Chronicles" by Othon de Freising (1111 - 1158), 12th century.; © Giancarlo Costa

Middle Ages: Saint Mathieu. Reproduction from a manuscript from the 8th - 9th century
NWI4891655 Middle Ages: Saint Mathieu. Reproduction from a manuscript from the 8th - 9th century.; (add.info.: Middle Ages: Saint Mathieu)

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"800 899: A Glimpse into the Rich Tapestry of History" Step back in time to the late 9th century AD, where a double page from a Qur'an in kufic script mesmerizes with its intricate ink and color on parchment. This ancient relic serves as a testament to the enduring beauty and significance of religious texts throughout history. Emperor Charlemagne, known for his unwavering support for education and learning, graces our narrative as he visits a school. His patronage of scholars has earned him the title of the patron saint of schools, leaving an indelible mark on medieval education. Delve deeper into this era, and we encounter Pope John VIII, whose reign from 872-882 is brought to life through a captivating representation. The Middle Ages come alive once more with another pope, Nicholas I the Great (858-867), depicted in all his glory. These illustrations offer glimpses into the power dynamics within Vatican City during that time. The clanking sound of Danish soldiers clad in chain-mail suits echoes through history's corridors as they march forward in battle. Similarly, Anglo-Saxon soldiers don their armor proudly during the 9th and 10th centuries—a visual reminder of their strength and resilience. Amidst these tales of war and power struggles emerges serene artistry—a headstone depicting Buddha crafted between 800-830 stands as an embodiment of peace and enlightenment. Nearby stands a Nagaraja guardstone hewn from granite—an artifact that guards secrets lost to time but still resonates with spiritual significance. Witnessing an Anglo-Saxon king seated upon his throne transports us directly into their courtly world—their regal presence commanding respect even today. And when these kings take up arms alongside their equerries on tumultuous battlefields—history comes alive before our eyes—reminding us that valor knows no bounds or eras.