How tall was Charlemagne (A.D. 742 or 743/814)? It is said he was of
exceptional height.

Hello knowitall22,

What a great question! I was able to find quite a few different
resources that put him well above 6 feet tall.

The most frequent reference I was able to locate, puts him at exactly
6 feet 4 inches tall.

"In an era when most men were little more than five feet tall,
Charlemagne stood six feet, four inches.."
http://www.mrdowling.com/703-charlemagne.html

"Six feet, four inches tall, boundless energy."
http://www.greenville.edu/faculty/dosthart/formationwesternliterature.htm

"He stood six feet four inches tall, which was an unusually great
height for a man of his time."
http://www.nanaellen.com/RDL/time.htm

"He was six feet four inches tall, and built to scale. He had blond
hair, animated eyes, a powerful nose,"
http://www.chronique.com/Library/MedHistory/charlemagne.htm


It seems fairly accurate that he was this height. Other references
simply state that he was over six feet tall, with some putting him at
the near 7 foot mark.

"...he was a huge man, nearly seven feet tall..."
http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/wineday/wd0498/wd040298.html

"describes Charles as being moderately tall around six feet tall..."
http://eagles.k12.mo.us/high/aplus/mikefreemancharlemagne.ppt


To help find this answer, I searched Google for :

"charlemagne feet tall"
://www.google.com/search?&q=charlemagne+feet+tall


I hope this answers your question. Should you need further references
or some clarification, please ask before rating this answer. I would
love to help further!

SgtCory

sgtcory: Thanks for your prompt answer.
knowitall22