Charlemagne's empire would boost fuedalism and make it a way of life during medieval times. Fuedalism inhibited the development of strong central states but reduced local warfare. It was a powerful tool for a king to use because the king could make political alliances and arrange marriages to enlarge their estates. In addition, a king could grant an estate to a lord in exchange for loyalty and military service. Eventually, even some forms of bureaucracy were established to handle the administration of…
1.) Charlemagne also called Charles the great from seven hundred and forty-seven after death to eight hundred and fourteen after death, had a brilliant plan which led to fifty-four military campaign. Only eight thousand men were ready for fight during the spring months. In seven hundred and seventy-three after death, he led his army to Italy, devastated the Lombards, and took over the Lombard state. Four years later, Charlemagne traveled to Spain. He was thinking the more successful with his eastern marches into Germany, especially the Saxon who settled between and long side the Elbe River and the North Sea. Charlemagne took over the Bavarians in southern Germany in Seven hundred and eighty-seven after death. This newly conquered land was added to his empire by the following year. Charlemagne…
The account of Charles’ life, as written by Einhard recounts the glory of his reign by beginning with the kings’ delegation of power. Pepin, Charles father, had ruled over the Franks for 15 years before dying of dropsy in September of 768. Upon his death, Pepin consecrated his power to his two sons, Charles and Carloman. Pepin named them both kings, and mandated that they divide the country equally between them. Peace came with great difficulty at the persuasion of Carlomans court, however after only two years of reign, he died of disease. Charles was then elected unanimously, as King of the Franks.…
Becoming Charlemagne, written by Jeff Speck. This book written by Jeff Speck, chronicles events around the life of a Germanic king name Karl. Becoming Charlemagne is a factual account of the events that took place in the empires of A.D 800. Jeff Sypeck explains key events in this time period and illustrates how the king Karl became the legend Charlemagne.…
People were also forced into conversion. Charlemagne led campaigns against the Frisians and the Saxons killing…
Charlemagne wasn’t only an emperor, but also had a few other talents before being put on the throne. He ruled much of Western Europe from (768-814). His father crowned him in 800. He reigned for more than 4 decades.The Franks was a Germanic tribe…
In spite of the fact that preachers like Patrick and Augustine had made Christianity immensely fruitful in the British Isles, there was truly just a single tribe in the entire of territory Europe who were standard Christians — the Franks, whose King had changed over in 496. The others were all agnostics or Arians.…
A kingdom which did not push beyond its borders, would end up being pushed inward. When 'Carolus Magnus' fought against others in purely border disputes, he would take as much land as he could. In Einhard's eyes, this was to provide for the security of Charlemagne's subjects for which he cared a great deal. This was also one reason why Einhard believe Charlemagne to be such a great king for the Franks. Einhard did sometimes admit that Charlemagne had forged war because of insults or other seemingly minuscule things, yet because of his greatness, this was also acceptable. An example of this can be found when the pride of Duke Tassilo of Bavaria caused him to not obey the authority of Charlemagne. 'Tassilo's arrogance was too much for the spirited King of the Franks to stomach......he marched against Bavaria with a huge army.' (Einhard, The Life of Charlemagne) Thus, through the beliefs of protecting the kingdom and its population, defending and spreading Christianity, guarding his own ego, or for simply the 'good of the world', Charlemagne fought the wars and Einhard justified them for students of history to contemplate whether or not they were truly as noble as he believed them to…
After having read both versions of the life of Charlemagne there is no doubt that they differ greatly in the sense of style, audience, and emotion. By reading these two descriptions of Charlemagne's life we are able to decipher somewhat of the life he led as a shaper of early medieval European history. However, both of these versions possess the admiration of a noble man who they believe is worthy enough to be noted in history to some degree.…
Einhard’s book “Life of Charlemagne” sung the praises of the Frankish king and all he had accomplished during his reign. Einhard himself was taken under Charlemagne’s wing (Charlemagne fostered him), and Charlemagne even paid for his education. I think that in light of that it is easy to see why Einhard would write such a positive narrative about Charlemagne and the kingdom he created. In Einhard’s writing Charlemagne is depicted as hardworking, charismatic and always willing to learn something new or take on a difficult task. According to Einhard Charlemagne found the best tutor he could and learned about many things that were new to him including mathematics and astronomy. Einhard also speaks about Charlemagne’s devotion to the Christian religion and his troubles with the Saxons and their practice of “demon-worshipping”. Charlemagne is praised for his efforts against the Saxons as well as his moderation of food and drink, particularly the fact that he abhorred drunkenness.…
Rome expanded aggressively throughout their reign. From political power to increased land and resources, they were constantly looking to increase the size of their empire. The Romans made the transition for the conquered people to follow Rome easier by granting them access to lower taxes and increased…
The first of the emperors that ruled this vast land was someone named Charlemagne, who was crowned in 800. Charlemagne was originally born into Franconia royalty. His two most wishes were to bring together all estates of Germanic origin into one union and to convert all of Europe to Christianity. When he was crowned king, quoted by History.com, “he conquered the Lombards (in present-day northern Italy), the Avars (in modern-day Austria and Hungary), and Bavaria, among others”. He was crowned the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 800 by Pope Leo III. Over time, Charlemagne was successful in converting all but Saxony over to his kingdom. Saxony was a land of Pagan religion, and they continued to refuse for thirty years. During…
While the Roman Empire continued its oppressive conquest of Europe, it continually sought to make conquered lands and their people a part of Roman life and economy. By providing the conquered a chance to someday become a Roman citizen, there was little…
To make sense of his excursions into Spain, we must know that Charlemagne (742?-814), king of the Franks, was a committed, militant Christian. A loyal ally of the pope and a great…
The Roman army was strong and therefore able to conquer a lot of land. They treated conquered people well and let them keep their…