Brittany Hall May 4‚ 2009 Professor Drummond Western Civilization Charlemagne the Great Military Leader Charlemagne’s reign was consumed with wars in which he was successful. He never had to confront a first-class enemy in battle. Charlemagne inherited a well-trained Frankish Kingdom from his martial father and grandfather. His wars‚ however‚ were of high importance for history; especially the conquest of the Saxons and the Lombards which implied the bringing of much of Germany and Italy
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Critical Review of Fichtenau’s The Carolingian Empire: The Age of Charlemagne This is an analytical book review of Heinrich Fichtenau’s The Carolingian Empire: The Age of Charlemagne. It will cover the Fichtenau’s writing techniques and sources he used in developing this fascinating book. Thesis: To better understand the significance of Charles the Great‚ one must first comprehend the unfortunate features challenging Charles during the Carolingian period. This was a quality intention for
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Charlemagne By: A. Dodgen Maple/ McBride HONR- 1114 12-09-99 By the Cross and the Sword : Charlemagne’s Impact on the West. "He who ordains the fate of kingdoms in the march of the centuries‚ the all-powerful Disposer of events‚ having destroyed one extraordinary image‚ that of the Romans‚ which had‚ it was true‚ feet of iron‚ or even feet of clay‚ then raised up‚ among the Franks‚ the golden head of a second image‚ equally remarkable‚ in the person of the illustrious Charlemagne. Notker the
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documents were written. Works produced in the medieval era included personal correspondences‚ legal documents‚ biographies‚ diary entries‚ decrees and many more. Two specific documents written during this time period were a biography on The Life of Charlemagne and The Rule of Saint Augustine. Both of the documents had a strong influence in history. This paper will give a comprehensive analysis and show the significance of these two documents and will explore some similarities and differences between
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Charlemagne (748-814)‚ also known as Charles I or Charles the Great‚ was an emperor during the Middle Ages who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 until his death in 814. In 771‚ Charlemagne took the Frankish throne that ruled modern-day France and Germany‚ from the fifth through the tenth century. He embarked on a mission to rule the Roman Empire‚ and convert his subjects of those he just conquered to Christianity. A skilled military commander‚ Charlemagne spent much of his reign in warfare in
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Charlemagne‚ or simply Charles the Great‚ was one of the greatest kings known to history. Charlemagne was born into the Carolingian Dynasty around 742 A.D. He was the eldest son of Pepin the Short‚ the founder of the Carolingian Dynasty. Although there is no written information on his childhood one thing was for certain‚ he was born into power and destined to be the next king of Frankia. When King Pepin passed away of dropsy after ruling the Frankish Kingdom for over fifteen years‚ his kingdom was
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nations of the West. 2.Eminent; distinguished: a great leader. 3.Grand; aristocratic. Charlemagne was a ruler who ruled over the Frankish Empire in the middle-dark ages. Many historians regard him as great‚ for he did many things for the Christian Religion. We do not specifically know when Charlemagne was called great. Charlemagne was an accomplished conqueror and good with bribes. In one sense‚ Charlemagne did more than just restore the empire. He added to it which Roman arms never reached (64
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In their article‚ Charlemagne ruled Western Europe between the years 768 to 814 BC. He was known as Karl and Charles the Great. At the time‚ he was the emperor of that particular region. Later on‚ he became the king of the Franks and Germanic tribes. These tribes covered the regions of Luxembourg‚ Belgium‚ France‚ and Western Germany. According to Noble and Thomas (pg.8)‚ Charlemagne set out on a mission whereby he wanted to bring together all people of the Germanic tribes. His main aim was to make
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Charlemagne‚ also known as Charles the Great or Charles I‚ was king of the Franks. In 800 A.D.‚ Charles the Great was consecrated emperor and Augustus by Pope Leo III (750-816). Pope Leo III‚ along with all other high priests‚ saw it fit to crown Charles as emperor as not only a sign of respect gained through his supplied protection from Roman rebels but also because he already held places of power in Rome and in cities of Italy‚ Gaul‚ and Germany. Also considering the fact the imperial throne remained
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Charlemagne – ca. 500 – 1000 A.D. Charlemagne was a medieval emperor. He ruled during the time known as the Middle Ages which was from 500 A.D. to 1000 A.D. This time period is also called the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages were named that because we are not exactly sure what life was like during this time period because of the little information we have. The people in Western Europe had many different religions. Charlemagne was born into the Frank tribe which was a German tribe living in the area of northwest
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