Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago: Being the Story of Rainolf, a Boy at the Court of King Charlemagne

This is the story of Rainolf, a young lad who by lucky chance becomes the page boy of Charlemagne, King of the Frankish peoples of early Medieval Europe.

Growing up in the city of Aachen in the 8^th century, Rainolf is very curious about writing despite his illiteracy, trying to understand what the letters upon parchments he sees mean. By sheer luck he and his friends encounter the King's jester Magalis, a dwarf who is very amiable. After befriending and hearing the stories of Magalis, Rainol...