Quest For The Crown: The Story Of Pepin The Short

Charlemagne’s father, Pepin the Short, yearns to become King of All Franks, a title the Merovingians have claimed for hundreds of years. That crown and more were long ago secretly prophesied for one of their family. But, even should he succeed, how can Pepin fight his beloved older brother, Carloman, for the crown? No such scruples hold Pepin from warring with his despised younger half-siblings. He gains the crown through the power of the pope in Rome. Then, to protect his mentor, Pepin must leave his kingdom in the able hands of his wife, Bertrada Big Foot, and scale the formidable Alps to battle the Lombards threatening the pope and Rome.