Elliotte> Of course, this assumes that the year 842 and Charlemagne
Elliotte> actually existed, which turns out to be not nearly as
Elliotte> self-evident a proposition as it seems at first glance. See, for
Elliotte> example,
Elliotte> http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/volatile/Niemitz-1997.pdf or at
Elliotte> Google in HTML:
Elliotte>
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:8VRf94MWzUgC:www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/volatile/Niemitz-1997.pdf+did+Charlemagne+exist&hl=en
Elliotte> --
Niemitz appears to have a revisionist agenda of some sort. He also questions
C14 dating. I haven't read that particular thesis yet because my technical
German is a bit rusty, but I suspect he trots out at least some of the classic
bogus claims that C14 dating is a sham.
See the sci.skeptics FAQ for C14 claim details:
http://home.xnet.com/~blatura/skep_5.html
I expect a serious search will turn up thorough debunkings of Niemitz' work,
if anyone bothered.
P.S. Markus, Niemitz should be filed under "volatile-comedy!"
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