%0 Journal Article %A Christopher P. Flynn %D 2023 %C Berlin, Germany %I Peter Lang Verlag %J Mediaevistik %@ 2199-806X %N 1 %V 35 %T Fontenoy and the Justification of Battle-Seeking Strategy in the Ninth Century %R 10.3726/med.2022.01.03 %U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1393391 %X The Carolingian civil war of 840‒843 is often defined by two major events, the indecisive but costly Battle of Fontenoy (841) and the Treaty of Verdun (843), which ended the conflict. The %K Carolingian warfare, Battle of Fontenoy, Battle of Andernach, Louis the German, Lothar I, Charles the Bald, campaign strategy, battle-seeking strategy, battle avoidance, Vegetius, Augustine, Hincmar of Rheims