Publication: Charlemagne was very tall, but not robust
Charlemagne was very tall, but not robust
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Rühli, F. J., Blümich, B., & Henneberg, M. (2010). Charlemagne was very tall, but not robust. Economics and Human Biology, 8, 289–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2009.12.005
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The left tibia of Charlemagne, the Medieval “Father of Europe” has been X-rayed and CT scanned to determine his still highly debated stature. We found the healthy bone to be long (430 mm) but rather not robust (total mid-shaft cross-sectional area 473 mm2, cortical area 352 mm2). Reconstructed stature of 1.84 m falls at about 99% of Medieval heights, which would be ca. 1.95 m in present-day Europe. Thus, tall stature indeed could have contributed to the success of “Charles the Great” as a king emperor and soldier.
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- Rühli, Frank J
- Blümich, B
- Henneberg, M
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Rühli, F. J., Blümich, B., & Henneberg, M. (2010). Charlemagne was very tall, but not robust. Economics and Human Biology, 8, 289–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2009.12.005
