Editing Ottonian dynasty (section)

== Ottonian rulership ==
Historians have written extensively about how the Ottonian kings and emperors ruled their lands.{{sfn|Wangerin|2017}} For some historians, following in the wake of Karl Leyser, Ottonian government was primarily conducted through oral and ritual means, in which the written word took a back seat.{{sfn|Leyser|1981}} Other historians, such as David Bachrach, have argued strongly for the continuing use of writing in administering the Ottonians' far-flung lands.{{sfn|Bachrach|2010}} Attention has recently focused on how the rulers took advantage of their royal estates, known as the fisc.{{sfn|West|2019}}