Talk:Abul-Abbas

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This entry has a lot of errors. Starting with the ones I know: Isaac was a Jewish merchant, not a mahout, and was part of Charlemagne's embassy to Baghdad. Is there any evidence he was North African?

I have not been able to find any sources that suggest that Abul-Abbas joined Charlemagne in any battle against Godefrid. As I recall, Charlemagne had to turn back from an expedition against Godefrid because of bad weather or ill-health, and Godefrid was then assassinated by his son.

In addition, the accounts of Claudius' triumphal games at Colchester clearly state that an elephant was sent from Rome. So Abul-Abbas was probably the second elephant in northern Europe. Someone should review all this and make the nec. changes. Hornplease 20:48, 1 August 2006 (UTC)