Volume 7 Issue 3

Saber & Scroll Historical Society

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 CONTENTS

Letter From The Journal Team 5

Einhard: The Lasting Influence of The Life of Charlemagne

and Other Works 7

Aida Dias

Conquerors and Conquered: Early Perspectives of the

Battle of Hastings 19

Matthew Hudson

The Making of the Medieval Papacy: The Gregorian

Mission to Kent 45
Jack Morato

Charles Martel Turns South: The Hammer’s Campaigns in

Southern France 733-737 71

Patrick S. Baker

Book Reviews 91

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 Journal Staff

Content Editors

Jeff Ballard, Tormod Engvig, Mike Gottert, Kathleen Guler,

Michael Majerczyk, Anne Midgley, Jack Morato, Christopher Sheline,

William F. Lawson, and Chris Schloemer

Copy Editors

Michael Majerczyk, Anne Midgley

Proofreaders

Aida Dias, Frank Hoeflinger, Anne Midgley, Michael Majerczyk, Jack Morato,

Susanne Watts , Christopher Sheline and Susan Danielsson

Webmaster

Michael Majerczyk

Academic Advisors

Emily Herff, Dr. Robert Smith, Jennifer Thompson

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 Letter From The Journal Team

Michael R Majerczyk

Hi everyone, the Fall Issue of the Saber and Scroll Journal is a

selected works edition that features some the journal’s most popular
works in medieval history from the past seven years. For those
interested in Charlemagne, and Einhard’s Life of Charlemagne, see
Aida Dias’s article “Einhard: The Lasting Influence of The Life of
Charlemagne and Other Works.” Mat Hudson analyzed the sources
surrounding the Battle of Hastings in “Conquerors and Conquered:
Early Perspectives of the Battle of Hastings,” and for those interested
in the crusades, see Noah Hutto’s “

The Making of the Medieval Papacy: The Gregorian

Mission to Kent.” And for the Military Historian, this issue includes,
Patrick S. Baker’s classic, “Charles Martel Turns South: The
Hammer’s Campaigns in Southern France 733-737.” Long time
members Francis M. Hoeflinger, Kathleen Guler and Geoffrey Fisher
provide book reviews that maintain the medieval theme. Also included
are updated bios from the authors. For the longstanding members, I
hope you enjoy revisiting these articles and book reviews. And for the
growing number of new members, I hope you find these article helpful
in your endeavors.

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