Tag: Saracens
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Emperor Otto II, malaria, and aloe
Sally MetzlerChicago, Illinois, United States Holy Roman Emperor Emperor Otto II (AD 955–983) conquered the Saracens and quelled the invading Magyar menace. However, his ambitious reign abruptly ended, not in battle, but in bed. At the young age of twenty-eight, he departed from this world. Tradition maintains that a malarial fever caused his premature death.…