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Originally posted by Iron_Scarecrow@Sep 20 2004, 04:20 PM
I don't know who Karl the Great is or what/when the Great Tide was but I laughed anyway.

You don't know Karl the Great? :blink:
Well, ok, not everyone has to know German history I soppose. :P
He was the first king that united Germany to one entire land. It was splitted to thousands of tiny areas before that were ruled by small barons and dukes. They all fought one with another to conquer the area of their neighbours and their neighbours did the same so the Germany was weak. Karl the Great conquered the entire country and created such united kingdom that became rather powerful. After his death the land became splitted again, though. <_<
Until somewhere around end of 18th - beginning of 19th century...
Karl the Great lived somewhere around 13th century (don't recall exactly now).