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Arno (ca. 740–821) led an eventful life in eventful times: a native of Isengau in Bavaria, he was an abbot in Flanders before becoming Bishop of Salzburg in 785. He became a friend and confidant of Charlemagne (748–814) and his his closest advisor, the great scholar Alcuin (c. 735–804). How close a bond he was able to forge with these historical figures is shown by Arno's presence at Charlemagne's imperial coronation in Rome in 800 and, even before that, by his journey there in 797 on Charlemagne's behalf: there he was able to obtain the elevation of Salzburg to an archbishopric and was tasked with missionizing Carinthia and Pannonia. Alcuin subsequently advised him not to impose the usual tithe on the new territories, whereupon Arno introduced the so-called Slavic tithe, which demanded fewer dues. Thus, the collection of letters and writings of Alcuin, probably compiled by Arno, gives an extraordinary insight into the heart of the Frankish Empire.

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