In 2022, I set the show aside for what I thought would be a quick two-week break. Then life happened. I had a lot going on at that moment, and the pause stretched longer than I intended. The show never quite got picked back up, even though it never really left my mind. I’ve thought about returning to it often. I’ve just been waiting for the right time. And I think that time is now.

The Song of Roland tells of Charlemagne's ill-fated return from Spain. Besides this central theme, was anything else in the Song accurate?

We’re going to take a look at Widukind, a great medieval resistance leader. Because, news flash, lots of people did not like Charlemagne...

The Franks and Saxons were no strangers to battle. However, this struggle went into high gear for 30 years during the reign of Charlemagne.