It is interesting to me that a good chunk of Western Europe was already united once before and fell apart again. You only really realize how large the territory he ruled over was when you find out in how many languages they have a localized name for him and that in general the impression was not so much of a conqueror but a uniter.
Just down the road from Hamburg, the town hall in the city state of Bremen replaced its copper roof in 2016.
It was fascinating to see the shiny copper oxidize over a relatively short space of time.
https://www.rathaus.bremen.de/rathausdachsanierung-2016-3196...
It is interesting to me that a good chunk of Western Europe was already united once before and fell apart again. You only really realize how large the territory he ruled over was when you find out in how many languages they have a localized name for him and that in general the impression was not so much of a conqueror but a uniter.
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