At twenty-four, Otto the Great was serious-minded, reserved and deliberative. He’d commanded armies on the eastern frontier. He rigorously practised his Christian faith, attending mass daily and praying the Divine Office. He married an English princess, Edith, granddaughter of Alfred the Great. Otto’s sword, crown and sceptre were laid before the altar during the coronation mass. The Archbishop of Cologne, Wikfried, poured holy oil on his head before Otto took up the symbols of his rule. But Otto's greatest challenge would come in 955 at the Battle of Lechfeld, the ultimate showdown between the East Francian Franks and the Magyars.
The musings and meandering thoughts of a crotchety old man as he observes life in the world and in a small, rural town in South East Nebraska. My Pledge-Nulla dies sine linea-Not a day with out a line.
Stand Alone Pages on 'Musings of an Old Curmudgeon'
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02 February 2024
Christendom's Greatest Warriors: ⚔️ Otto the Great and Other Legends
At twenty-four, Otto the Great was serious-minded, reserved and deliberative. He’d commanded armies on the eastern frontier. He rigorously practised his Christian faith, attending mass daily and praying the Divine Office. He married an English princess, Edith, granddaughter of Alfred the Great. Otto’s sword, crown and sceptre were laid before the altar during the coronation mass. The Archbishop of Cologne, Wikfried, poured holy oil on his head before Otto took up the symbols of his rule. But Otto's greatest challenge would come in 955 at the Battle of Lechfeld, the ultimate showdown between the East Francian Franks and the Magyars.
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