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| Type: | Journal article |
| Title: | Charlemagne was very tall, but not robust |
| Author: | Ruhli, F. Blumich, B. Henneberg, M. |
| Citation: | Economics and Human Biology, 2010; 8(2 Sp Iss):289-290 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier BV, North-Holland |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| ISSN: | 1570-677X 1873-6130 |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Frank J. Rühli, Bernhard Blümich and Maciej Henneberg |
| Abstract: | 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 mm(2), cortical area 352 mm(2)). 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. |
| Keywords: | Computed tomography History Medieval Stature |
| Rights: | Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.12.005 |
| Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2009.12.005 |
| Appears in Collections: | Anatomical Sciences publications Aurora harvest |
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