Charlemagne's mustache. -- Charlemagne, king of beasts. -- Karolus Magnus scriptor. -- Of Carolingian kings and their stars. -- Whispering secrets to a Dark Age. -- A world grown old with poets and kings. -- Thunder and hail over the Carolingian countryside. -- Appendix 1: The name of the elephant. -- Appendix 2: The collection of biblical citations sent to Emperor Lothar I. -- Appendix 3: Carolingian royal life span.