A Dreadful Deed
Charlemagne's descendant, King Lothar II, is unhappy. He wants to crown his mistress queen, but, well... there's the small matter of his wife. In the scandalous divorce case that follows and Bishop Hincmar of Reims' critical reaction, morality, mayhem, and magic play starring roles. Is witchcraft to blame for the king's distress?
Researched, written, and produced by Corinne Wieben, featuring the voice talents of Jack Krause and Joshua Summit, with original music by Purple Planet.
Music
Purple Planet - Introspection
Ottorino Respighi - Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No.1 - 4. Passo mezzo e mascherada - performed by the United States Marine Band
Purple Planet - Last Stand
Purple Planet - Possessed Doll
Purple Planet - Sense of Loss
Purple Planet - Shadowlands
Sources
Primary
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Charlemagne. Admonitio Generalis (769). In Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Capitularia Regum Francorum I, edited by A. Boretius, 52–62. Hanover, 1883.
Charlemagne. Capitula de Partibus Saxoniae (775–790). In Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Leges V, edited by Societas aperiendis fontibus rerum Germanicarum Medii Aevi, 34–46. Hanover, 1875–1889.
Charlemagne. Capitulare Primum (769). In Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Capitularia Regum Francorum I, edited by A. Boretius, 32–24. Hanover, 1883.
Charlemagne. “Capitulary for Saxony (775–790).” Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
Charlemagne. “Capitulary Issued in the Year 802.” The Avalon Project.
Hincmar of Reims. De Divortio Lotharii Regis et Theutbergae Reginae. In Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Concilia IV, edited by Letha Böhringer, 99–262. Hannover, 1992.
Hincmar of Reims. De Divortio Lotharii Regis et Theutbergae Reginae. Patrologia Latina 125, 619–772. J. P. Migne, 1852.
Secondary
Flint, Valerie I. J. The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1991.
Pratt, Antoinette Marie. The Attitude of the Catholic Church Toward Witchcraft and Allied Practices of Sorcery and Magic. Washington, D.C.: National Capital Press, 1915.
Stone, Rachel. “‘Bound from Either Side’: The Limits of Power in Carolingian Marriage Disputes, 840–870.” Gender & History 19:3 (November 2007): 467–482.
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