CHARLEMAGNE (c. 748–814)King of the Franks and the Lombards, Emperor of the Romans[2 versions, Alpha

CHARLEMAGNE (c. 748–814)King of the Franks and the Lombards, Emperor of the Romans[2 versions, Alpha and Maxis Match]*TRAY FILES & CC AFTER THE JUMP*The most familiar portraits of Charlemagne depict him as an old man with a flowing mane of gray hair and a huge beard, but these all date from centuries after he lived and represent a later idealized version of him with little basis in reality. For my Sim-lemagne, I wanted to reflect the reality of his time, when most portraits of European rulers depicted them with neat bowl cuts, and while they sometimes had facial hair, it was usually short and neat.I also wanted to use the fact that he’s one of the first rulers we have a contemporary physical description of. He was over 6 feet, hugely tall at a time when the average man was 5′7″ (get out your height sliders, ladies), and his biographers commented on his impressive size and slightly protruding belly, though examinations of his skeleton suggest he was fairly slender. We also know he was fair, typical for the Franks, the Germanic tribe he descended from.As for his clothes, he preferred to dress in a way much simpler than his wealth and power might have allowed. He almost always wore a blue cloak and a sword, which I did my best with in his everyday outfit. His contemporary biographer, Einhard, said he always dressed in the traditional Frankish way and despised foreign clothes, though he allowed himself to dress in the Roman fashion twice when he was visiting there out of respect. He was also crowned Roman Emperor by the Pope in 800, so between those two things, for his formal outfit I decided to let the realism go a little bit and make him look like a kind of medieval take on a traditional Roman Emperor (which, hey, he pretty much was).Dude had a huge family, complete with multiple wives and concubines and over a dozen children, so I’ll probably be working on those folks soon so you can give this poor guy a household.And sorry for all the clipping issues. It was a flowy time.TRAY FILESCharlemagne Tray Files (Alpha Version)Charlemagne Tray Files (Maxis Match Version)LINKS TO THE CC YOU NEEDIf a piece of CC is needed for only the Alpha or Maxis Match version of the Sim, I list that in bold italics after the link. No need to clutter your mods folder with stuff you don’t want or need.SLIDERS:Click on the SLIDERS link here or at the top of the page for a full list of sliders you will need for this and most of my Sims.PLEASE NOTE: Charlemagne uses the height slider, which conflicts with the hat slider.GENETICS, TATTOOS, etc.:Hair (Alpha)Body HairSkin ToneFace Overlay (Alpha)EyebrowsNo EA Eyelashes (skin detail)Facial HairMoles (download all skin details merged)Eyelids (Alpha)EyesEyebags (Alpha)Scar (Alpha)Scar (Maxis Match)Contour (Maxis Match)Nosemask (Alpha)Lips (Alpha)Freckles and MolesBlush (Hay Fever)Nipple Blush (NSFW-ish)Upper Body (NSFW)I use Magic Bot’s Default Teeth. You can download them if you want, but skipping it shouldn’t be a big deal.OUTFITS:Everyday Outfit!! REQUIRES THIS MESH !!Crown: Lion Crown (Large)Hoodless CloakShoes and TightsSwordWreath CrownTop and Skirt (Formal/Coronation)SashBicep and Wrist CuffsSandalsFeetBottomNightcapShirtBriefsWool TightsSwimsuitHot Weather ShirtSandalsHooded CloakGlovesPERSONALITY (all these extra traits are optional – see link in sidebar)Monarch Trait from @llazyneiph‘s Royalty Mod (highly recommended mod for playing with royal Sims if you don’t already have it)King TraitAries Trait (Charlemagne was born on April 2)Nurturing TraitScholar TraitInsomnia TraitCharismatic TraitSpiritual TraitChess Lover TraitApollo TraitBaby Daddy TraitStoic TraitWoohoo Lover TraitUnfaithful TraitLoves Children TraitCurious TraitPopular TraitCC CREATORS@luumia@pirumxsim@obscurus-sims@redheadsims-cc@teanmoon@dumbabysims@narci-cism@tsminhsims@annamsblue@introsims@lost-my-plumbbob-in-your-pond@cienzroza@kismet-sims@magic-bot-cc-use@pralinesims@simthing-clever@faaeish@untraditionalnerd@wiccandove@historicalsimslife@natalia-auditore@moonchildlovesthenight@satterlly@erschsims@blackyssims4zoo@sychik@plumbobteasociety@simverses@mrdavidveiga@simsontherope@edorenel@simmersarah@twilightsims@purplethistles@pixeldreamworld**A note on the name: Charlie’s Sim name is Karl Arnulfing. Charlemagne is an honorific name given to him after his death that literally translates to “Charles the Great” in French. Charlie himself spoke an old dialect of German, and his personal name would have been Karl (or something close to it). While he wouldn’t have had a last name in the modern sense, I gave him the surname Arnulfing since that’s the name of the dynasty he came from (they all descended from a guy named Arnulf). His own descendants are known as Carolingians (Karolinger in German) after the Latin form of his name, Carolus, so that’s the last name I’ll give his children.all my images are edited by @albumenplumbob -- source link

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