The Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX) on Karl

The Danish History, > Book Seven.

• attestation: Karl accused Frode of deceit when asked who killed Harald, and Frode had Karl executed for the implied accusation of fratricide

  "Karl replied that it was deceitful in him to ask a question about something which he knew quite well. These words earned him his death"

The Danish History, > Book Eight.

• attestation: Karl, King of the Franks, crushed Germany in war and forced it to embrace Christianity and obey his authority

  "Karl, King of the Franks, crushed Germany in war, and forced it not only to embrace the worship of Christianity, but also to obey his authority"

• attestation: The Frankish empire under Karl (Charlemagne) represented an existential threat to Danish independence

  "preferred the Roman to the Danish arms."

• attestation: Karl's campaigns forced both military submission and religious conversion on the conquered peoples

  "forced it not only to embrace the worship of Christianity, but also to obey his authority"

The Danish History, > Book Nine.

• attestation: Karl (Charlemagne) also fought against Ragnar but the Danes held firm against Frankish power

  "enraged the king all the more against the arrogance of the men of Permland, and he attempted to avenge his slighted dignity by a sudden attack."