Download or read book Handbook for William written by Dhuoda and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the middle of the 9th century William, the son of the Frankish nobelwoman Dhuoda, was held hostage by Charles the Bald. At the same time, Dhuoda's younger son was missing, lost in war. Dhuoda expressed her concern by writing a guide for her son, urging him to live a life of moral, religious and military responsibility.