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Book Synopsis The Emperor and the Elephant by : Sam Ottewill-Soulsby
Download or read book The Emperor and the Elephant written by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new history of Christian-Muslim relations in the Carolingian period that provides a fresh account of events by drawing on Arabic as well as western sources In the year 802, an elephant arrived at the court of the Emperor Charlemagne in Aachen, sent as a gift by the ʿAbbasid Caliph, Harun al-Rashid. This extraordinary moment was part of a much wider set of diplomatic relations between the Carolingian dynasty and the Islamic world, including not only the Caliphate in the east but also Umayyad al-Andalus, North Africa, the Muslim lords of Italy and a varied cast of warlords, pirates and renegades. The Emperor and the Elephant offers a new account of these relations. By drawing on Arabic sources that help explain how and why Muslim rulers engaged with Charlemagne and his family, Sam Ottewill-Soulsby provides a fresh perspective on a subject that has until now been dominated by and seen through western sources. The Emperor and the Elephant demonstrates the fundamental importance of these diplomatic relations to everyone involved. Charlemagne and Harun al-Rashid’s imperial ambitions at home were shaped by their dealings abroad. Populated by canny border lords who lived in multiple worlds, the long and shifting frontier between al-Andalus and the Franks presented both powers with opportunities and dangers, which their diplomats sought to manage. Tracking the movement of envoys and messengers across the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean and beyond, and the complex ideas that lay behind them, this book examines the ways in which Christians and Muslims could make common cause in an age of faith.
Book Synopsis The Emperor and the Elephant by : Sam Ottewill-Soulsby
Download or read book The Emperor and the Elephant written by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Emperor's Elephant written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Emperor's Elephant by : Tim Severin
Download or read book The Emperor's Elephant written by Tim Severin and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emperor's Elephant by Tim Severin is the exciting second book in Saxon, the historical adventure series full of exploration and captivating characters. Sigwulf, a Saxon prince exiled to the court of Carolus, King of the Franks, is summoned by the royal advisor Alcuin of York. Carolus has received magnificent gifts from the Caliph of Baghdad and is determined to send back presents that will be equally sensational. White is the royal colour of Baghdad so the most important gifts will be rare white animals from the Northlands. Sigwulf, having proved himself as a royal agent to Moorish Spain, has been selected to obtain the creatures, then take them to Baghdad. He must find white gyrfalcons and two white polar bears and – as Carolus has seen its picture in a book of beasts – a unicorn. He and his companions travel far into the north. Though they obtain some of the animals, they quickly realize that not all are even real. Setting out for Baghdad with their menagerie, they encounter danger after danger and it seems that someone is trying to wreck their mission, with each stage of the long journey bringing a new and unexpected peril . . .
Book Synopsis The Elephant from Baghdad by : Mary Tavener Holmes
Download or read book The Elephant from Baghdad written by Mary Tavener Holmes and published by Two Lions. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the story, told by a monk named Notker the Stammerer, of how the Emperor Charlemagne sent an ambassador to Baghdad, the center of the Muslim world, to learn about the great ruler in the East, Haroun al Rashid. Includes notes on the factual basis of the story.
Book Synopsis The Emperor's Elephant by : Timothy Severin
Download or read book The Emperor's Elephant written by Timothy Severin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in Tim Severin's thrilling historical adventure series set in Saxon timesSigwulf, a Saxon prince exiled to the court of Carolus, King of the Franks, is summoned by the royal advisor Alcuin of York. Carolus has received magnificent gifts from the Caliph of Baghdad and is determined to send back presents that will be equally sensational. White is the royal colour of Baghdad so the most important gifts will be rare white animals from the Northlands. Sigwulf, having proved himself as a royal agent to Moorish Spain, has been selected to obtain the creatures, then take them to Baghdad. He must find white gyrfalcons and two white polar bears and - as Carolus has seen its picture in a book of beasts - a unicorn. He and his companions travel far into the north. Though they obtain some of the animals, they quickly realize that not all are even real. Setting out for Baghdad with their menagerie, they encounter danger after danger and it seems that someone is trying to wreck their mission . . . with each stage of the long journey bringing a new and unexpected peril . . .
Book Synopsis Saxon: The Emperor's Elephant (extract) by : Tim Severin
Download or read book Saxon: The Emperor's Elephant (extract) written by Tim Severin and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extract from the start of Tim Severin’s second thrilling historical adventure set in Saxon times. If you’re a fan of Ben Kane and Harry Sidebottom, you’ll love the beginning of The Emperor's Elephant, from the author of the Viking and Pirate series. Sigwulf, a Saxon prince exiled to the court of Carolus, King of the Franks, is summoned by the royal advisor Alcuin of York. Carolus has received magnif icent gifts from the Caliph of Baghdad and is determined to send back presents that will be equally sensational. White is the royal colour of Baghdad so the most important gifts will be rare white animals from the Northlands. Sigwulf, having proved himself as a royal agent to Moorish Spain, has been selected to obtain the creatures, then take them to Baghdad. He must find white gyrfalcons and two white polar bears and – as Carolus has seen its picture in a book of beasts – a unicorn. He and his companions travel far into the north. Though they obtain some of the animals, they quickly realize that not all are even real. Setting out for Baghdad with their menagerie, they encounter danger after danger and it seems that someone is trying to wreck their mission, with each stage of the long journey bringing a new and unexpected peril . . . The Emperor's Elephant is also available in full so you can enjoy the complete adventure.
Book Synopsis The Emperor's Elephant by : John E. Keller
Download or read book The Emperor's Elephant written by John E. Keller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You will read in this story about a truly wonderful elephant named Abu-Lubabah, which means Father of Wisdom, a name given to him because he had learned more commands than any other elephant. He may also have been the largest elephant of the Middle Ages. This is the story of his journey from Asia to Europe after he was selected by the ruler of the East as the perfect gift to Charlemagne, the ruler of the West, what is now France and parts of Italy and Germany. This adventure is based on historical fact and is told by one of the leading Medievalists of our time, John E. Keller.
Download or read book Saxon written by Tim Severin and published by Pan Macmillan Adult. This book was released on 2013 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in Tim Severin's thrilling historical adventure series set in Saxon times. Sigwulf, a Saxon prince who has found himself at the court of King Carolus in France, is summoned by the royal advisor. A rare white elephant has been sent as a gift from the Caliph of Baghdad - and Carolus is determined to send an embassy to the Caliph bearing presents of equal prize to encourage good political relations. Sigwulf and his companions Osric and Walo are sent on a deadly mission to search the wild northlands of Europe for the rarest of creatures for the Caliph, including a giant, lethal wild ox, elusive hunting falcons and polar bears. Every animal they capture must be white, the royal colour of Baghdad. But it seems that someone is trying to prevent the embassy from succeeding. As they set out with their menagerie of creatures across the hot, dusty roads to the Middle East, Sigwulf finds his party ambushed at every corner...
Book Synopsis Weighing the Elephant by : Ting-Xing Ye
Download or read book Weighing the Elephant written by Ting-Xing Ye and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a small Chinese village lives a baby elephant, Huan-huan. The evil Emperor issues an impossible puzzle: the villagers can save Huan-huan only if they can deduce how much it weighs. A child comes up with an ingenious, scientifically sound answer.
Book Synopsis The Wonderful Electric Elephant by : Frances Trego Montgomery
Download or read book The Wonderful Electric Elephant written by Frances Trego Montgomery and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Later Mughals written by William Irvine and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal & Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal by :
Download or read book Journal & Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section "Numismatic supplement," no. 5-45 (previously issued in the society's Journal, later in its Journal, 3rd ser.).
Book Synopsis Journal and Proceedings by : Asiatic Society of Bengal
Download or read book Journal and Proceedings written by Asiatic Society of Bengal and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Index to Punjab Notes and Queries, V. I-III by : Asiatic Society of Bengal
Download or read book Index to Punjab Notes and Queries, V. I-III written by Asiatic Society of Bengal and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal by : Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India)
Download or read book Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal written by Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India) and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes indexes to Numismatic supplements.
Book Synopsis Proceedings by : Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India)
Download or read book Proceedings written by Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India) and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
