. The story of Verona . nointed them kings. Their fathersintention had been to appoint the eldest son, Pepin,King of Italy, and leave his French kingdom toLouis the second son. Pepin, as other monarchs haddone before him, loved to dwell at Verona, thoughfate willed it, that he should die and be buried atMilan (810). The legends relating to the Carlo-vingian period in Verona have left a visible form inthe statues of Roland and Oliver which adorn thefacade of the Duomo, where the two paladins standas though to guard the beautiful entrance to theCathedral. Many fables are circulated as to Pepin,a
. The story of Verona . nointed them kings. Their fathersintention had been to appoint the eldest son, Pepin,King of Italy, and leave his French kingdom toLouis the second son. Pepin, as other monarchs haddone before him, loved to dwell at Verona, thoughfate willed it, that he should die and be buried atMilan (810). The legends relating to the Carlo-vingian period in Verona have left a visible form inthe statues of Roland and Oliver which adorn thefacade of the Duomo, where the two paladins standas though to guard the beautiful entrance to theCathedral. Many fables are circulated as to Pepin,around whose memory a halo of love and respect which is not wholly dimmed to this day. Histomb was said to be outside the church of S. Zeno,resting between it and the church of S. Procolo ; andthe seat of justice where he sat and administered theaffairs of state, was pointed out among the excavationson the Colle di San Pietro. There is however nothingbut tradition whereon to base either of these assertions, 44. THE FACADE OF THE DUOMO 45 The Middle Ages though the people cling to them as tokens that theirloved monarch lived and died in their midst. The years that followed Pepins death and where-in the Carlovingian kings extended their sway overItaly, brought no events of moment to Verona. Anew line of rulers came in after the Carlovingianmonarchs in the person of Berengarius I., Duke ofFriuli, and his successors. This Berengarius overcamehis competitor Guido, Duke of Spoleto (886) andreigned in North Italy till the year 923. The closeot Berengariuss life is tragic and pathetic in theextreme. He had retired to Verona after a defeatwhich he had sustained at the hands of Rudolph, Dukeof Burgundy. A conspiracy was here set on foot tomurder him, headed by one Flambert, a noble ofVerona, who stood high in King Berengariuss favour,and whose son had been held at the font by the kingin person. Berengarius was apprised of the plot, andsent for Flambert to warn him in his turn.
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