What was the exact length of the "Carolingian foot" introduced by Charlemagne when he tried to established uniform weights and measures throughout the Frankish Empire?
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TabbyTom
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One or two French websites put it at almost exactly a third of a metre, or about 13 and 1/8 inches.
