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  • Die Deutschen Karl der Große und die Sachsen (Season 2, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, History

Die Deutschen

Karl der Große und die Sachsen (Season 2, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, History
Charlemagne, son of a new dynasty started as ministers of the former Merovingian kings of the Franks, turned his people's realm into a Germanic empire, a Catholic rebirth of western Rome's, politically rivaling Byzantium, in alliance with ...See moreCharlemagne, son of a new dynasty started as ministers of the former Merovingian kings of the Franks, turned his people's realm into a Germanic empire, a Catholic rebirth of western Rome's, politically rivaling Byzantium, in alliance with the papacy. The Carolingian renaissance, a cultural restoration, was a huge success, ultimately founding a capital in Aachen. A major 'internal' obstacle was the resistance of heathen tribes, the largest of which were the Saxons. Their greatest leader, Widukind, was ultimately pressed to baptism rather then continue bloody oppression to impose conversion. The German people was thus forged, although major tribal realms would persist as duchies/electorates. Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Directors
Christian Twente | Carsten Gutschmidt (documentary segments) | Martin Carazo Mendez (documentary segments) | Judith Voelker (documentary scenes) | Robert Wiezorek (documentary segments)
Writers
Werner Biermann (written by) | Uwe Kersken (creator) (co-writer)
Composer
Paul Rabiger
Cinematographers
Jörg Adams (documentary segments) | Torbjörn Karvang | Marc Riemer
Editor
Timothy McLeish
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 14, 2010
Release date
Nov 14, 2010 (Germany)
Awards
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1 nomination

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