StoryNote logo

P. H. Wilson says that Charlemagne was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by the pope on Christmas Day in 800AD, because it was a Sunday and so therefore exactly 7000 years since the creation of Earth. Can anyone unpack this a little for me?

by /u/eeeeeep in /r/AskHistorians

Upvotes: 8

Favorite this post:
Mark as read:
Your rating:
Add this post to a custom list

StoryNote©

Reddit is a registered trademark of Reddit, Inc. Use of this trademark on our website does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by Reddit, Inc.