Charlemagne's Greatest Eastern Campaign Against the Avars II History Documentary

Charlemagne's war against the Avars was one of the most decisive conflicts of the Early Middle Ages. As the mighty Frankish ruler expanded his empire across Europe, he turned his attention eastward toward the powerful Avar Khaganate, a formidable steppe empire that had dominated the Carpathian Basin for centuries. What followed was a series of military campaigns that shattered Avar power, opened Central Europe to Frankish influence, and helped shape the political landscape of medieval Europe.