Dr Antoni Grabowski works at the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History at the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is interested in the historiography of the tenth century, its later reinterpretations, and the use of historical sources in medieval narratives.

• Acknowledgements, Note on Citations, Introduction, Part I, Making of a King Chapter 1, Henry I at Fritzlar 919, A Beginning of a New Dynasty Chapter 2, Otto I at Aachen 936, A Successor — Continuator Part II, King and his Kingdom Chapter 3, How Henry I Subjugated the Kingdom without Bloodshed Chapter 4, Otto I and Rebellion of 937-939 Part III, War Against Heathens as a Road to Empire Chapter 5, How Hungarians were Defeated by the Ottonians Chapter 6, The Holy Lance, a Symbol of Empire Conclusions List of Abbreviations Bibliography. Acknowledgements 3 Note on Citations, 4 Introduction 5 Part I, Making of a King. Chapter 1, Henry I at Fritzlar 919, A Beginning of a New Dynasty 41 Chapter 2, Otto I at Aachen 936, A Successor - Continuator, Part II, King and his Kingdom, Chapter 3, How Henry I Subjugated the Kingdom without Bloodshed, Chapter 4, Otto I and Rebellion of 937-939, Part III, War Against Heathens as a Road to Empire, Chapter 5, How Hungarians were Defeated by the Ottonians, Chapter 6, The Holy Lance, a Symbol of Empire, Conclusions, List of Abbreviations, Bibliography.

Dr Antoni Grabowski works at the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History at the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is interested in the historiography of the tenth century, its later reinterpretations, and the use of historical sources in medieval narratives.

• Acknowledgements, Note on Citations, Introduction, Part I, Making of a King Chapter 1, Henry I at Fritzlar 919, A Beginning of a New Dynasty Chapter 2, Otto I at Aachen 936, A Successor — Continuator Part II, King and his Kingdom Chapter 3, How Henry I Subjugated the Kingdom without Bloodshed Chapter 4, Otto I and Rebellion of 937-939 Part III, War Against Heathens as a Road to Empire Chapter 5, How Hungarians were Defeated by the Ottonians Chapter 6, The Holy Lance, a Symbol of Empire Conclusions List of Abbreviations Bibliography. Acknowledgements 3 Note on Citations, 4 Introduction 5 Part I, Making of a King. Chapter 1, Henry I at Fritzlar 919, A Beginning of a New Dynasty 41 Chapter 2, Otto I at Aachen 936, A Successor - Continuator, Part II, King and his Kingdom, Chapter 3, How Henry I Subjugated the Kingdom without Bloodshed, Chapter 4, Otto I and Rebellion of 937-939, Part III, War Against Heathens as a Road to Empire, Chapter 5, How Hungarians were Defeated by the Ottonians, Chapter 6, The Holy Lance, a Symbol of Empire, Conclusions, List of Abbreviations, Bibliography.