Charlemagne was a very temperature person, who controlled drinking seriously, and he also abominated drunkenness on others. But food was another case for him. He was fond of food a lot, also complaining that food accelerated his death. As recorded, his favorite dish was roast, which he almost ate everyday. While reading, Charlemagne enjoyed listening to music or reading. His most favor was "The City of God".
He never allowed himself drink more than three cups of wine at one time. After a midnight meal, he always had some fruit and one cup of wine, preparing for rest. Interestingly, Charlemagne woke up four to five times every night.
Charlemagne had great talent of learning foreign languages. Although he was able to express his thoughts in precise and utmost words clearness, he paid much attention in mastering Latin and Greek. He could use Latin as well as his native language, and he could understand Greek decently. In addition, teachers who taught him liberal arts were revered and honored by him a lot. When he was already very old, he still took lessons in grammer of the deacon Peter of Pisa. What's more, he also spent much time on rhetoric, dialectics, and especially astronomy. Writing was also one of his life habits.
It was his habit to take food during lent (forty weeks from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday) at the seventh hour of a day. Sometimes, he held meeting while he was eating. Charlemagne also studied scriptures a lot in his leisure time. At times he ordered a lot of food and spent long time studying by himself. As a king, he promoted learning and education very much, and he build a lot of schools for children to receive education,
Charlemagne was a very temperature person, who controlled drinking seriously, and he also abominated drunkenness on others. But food was another case for him. He was fond of food a lot, also complaining that food accelerated his death. As recorded, his favorite dish was roast, which he almost ate everyday. While reading, Charlemagne enjoyed listening to music or reading. His most favor was "The City of God".
He never allowed himself drink more than three cups of wine at one time. After a midnight meal, he always had some fruit and one cup of wine, preparing for rest. Interestingly, Charlemagne woke up four to five times every night.
Charlemagne had great talent of learning foreign languages. Although he was able to express his thoughts in precise and utmost words clearness, he paid much attention in mastering Latin and Greek. He could use Latin as well as his native language, and he could understand Greek decently. In addition, teachers who taught him liberal arts were revered and honored by him a lot. When he was already very old, he still took lessons in grammer of the deacon Peter of Pisa. What's more, he also spent much time on rhetoric, dialectics, and especially astronomy. Writing was also one of his life habits.
It was his habit to take food during lent (forty weeks from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday) at the seventh hour of a day. Sometimes, he held meeting while he was eating. Charlemagne also studied scriptures a lot in his leisure time. At times he ordered a lot of food and spent long time studying by himself. As a king, he promoted learning and education very much, and he build a lot of schools for children to receive education,
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