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Charlemagne Copy A remembrance of Charlemagne -- or Charles the Great-- emperor of the West from 800-814 a.d. Though he ruled over a massive territory in Europe, with the motto: "By the sword and the cross" - one of his greatest ambitions was to promote learning and knowledge in his Empire.

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A remembrance of Charlemagne — or Charles the Great— emperor of the West from 800-814 a.d. Though he ruled over a massive territory in Europe, with the motto: "By the sword and the cross" - one of his greatest ambitions was to promote learning and knowledge in his Empire.