Lotharingia

Following Germania and Danubia, the third installment in Simon Winder’s personal history of Europe

In 843 AD, the three surviving grandsons of the great emperor Charlemagne met at Verdun. After years of bitter squabbles over who would inherit the family land, they finally decided to divide the territory and go their separate ways. In a moment of staggering significance, one grandson inherited the area we now know as France, another Germany and the third received the piece in between: Lotharingia.

Lotharingia is a history of in-between Europe. It is the story of a place between places. In this beguiling, hilarious and compelling book, Simon Winder retraces the various powers that have tried to overtake the land that stretches from the mouth of the Rhine to the Alps and the might of the peoples who have lived there for centuries.

Dupa Germania si Danubia, a treia transa din istoria personala a Europei a lui Simon Winder In 843 d.Hr., cei trei nepoti supravietuitori ai marelui imparat Carol cel Mare s-au intalnit la Verdun. Dupa ani de certuri amare pentru cine va mosteni pamantul familiei, in cele din urma au decis sa imparta teritoriul si sa mearga pe cai separate.