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How the Nazis weaponised Charlemagne

16 min•14 augusti 2025

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Samuel Rubinstein explores how Nazi historiographers sought to present Adolf Hitler as the heir to Charlemagne. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Read the original essay here: https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/how-the-nazis-weaponised-charlemagne/.

Image: A large Sèvres presentation plate celebrating Nazism's alleged debt to Charlemagne. Credit: INTERFOTO / Alamy Stock Photo

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