The Crusades Top of Form How did the Song of Roland reflect the ideals of the time? What was important to Crusaders? The Song of Roland depicts disregarding the actual history‚ Charlemagne capable of conquering all of Spain. The account is legend. Roland‚ a Frankish lord and Charlemagne’s own nephew. The "treachery" of the Christian Basques becomes transformed into the treachery of a single man‚ Ganelon‚ and the Basques themselves are replaced by Moslems‚ whom the poet calls Saracens or pagans
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The Carolingian Renaissance is known for the cultural transitions and great achievements that were obtained in the 8th century under the direction of Charlemagne. Charlemagne‚ who was also known as Carolus Magnus and Charles the Great‚ was one of the greatest leaders during the Middle Ages. He was a military man‚ king of the Franks‚ and was appointed as Roman emperor in 800 AD. Throughout Europe‚ he was seen as a great example of an emperor and Christian king. Not only did he revive the political
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problems. While reading about this historical empire I overlooked some very important actions upheld within the empire. Initially‚ I thought that the information presented in the book was all credited to Charlemagne. Though the majority of the greatest years of the empire occurred under Charlemagne‚ it did not fully explain the empire itself. Most of what was accomplished was carried out inside of Charlemagne’s realm‚ but he alone did not form the empire himself. The groundwork to the empire was
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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
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development of feudalism. But in the eighth century‚ one Germanic king managed to bring much of Europe under his control. That king was Charlemagne‚ or “Charles the Great‚” the first Holy Roman Emperor. Charlemagne was king of a German tribe known as the Franks Charlemagne ruled from 768 to 814. During his long reign‚ there was stability in western Europe. But when Charlemagne died‚ his grandsons were unable to keep his empire together. The result was a breakdown in central government again‚ although Charlemagne’s
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similar fashion‚ however‚ since they were situated in the border of unconquered lands‚ marquises‚ the administrators of the marches‚ had a greater military role. In order to maintain that the counts and marquises were following the commands of Charlemagne‚ the frequently sent out his own central administrative staff in pairs to investigate the local conditions‚ correct abuses‚ and report their findings back to
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Charlemagne was way ahead of his time in many aspects. Though granting the church complete independence he watched over their actions like a vulture flying over fresh death . Promoting social stability and implementing hierarchical order in addition with being seen through spectacles of reverence‚ this was a huge advantage to himself using the church as a backbone to lay his own foundation. Charlemagne holds a unique position in the history of the Christian church. If he had not stood on his bloodthirsty
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Different people and influences stabilized Europe in the Early Middle Ages. Charlemagne unified the empire and encouraged learning‚ feudalism helped to set up a structured society and broke down the roles of the people‚ and the church influenced daily life and used its power and authority to influence changes‚ such as attempting to stop war. The Early Middle Ages of Europe was able to sustain life do to these influences. Charlemagne‚ the grandson of Charles Martel‚ brought about changes that helped the
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The Carolingians first came to prominence in the eighth century with Charles Martel becoming Mayor of the Palace (Maior Domo) under the Merovingian Kings. This dynasty would eventually create the Holy Roman Empire under Charles Martel’s grandson‚ Charlemagne. This title symbolises collaboration between the church and the state which ensured the Roman popes’ authority over the Western Church‚ and legitimised the Carolingians assumption of power over the Frankish Kingdom. The interdependency between church
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Development of the Medieval Church Christianity transformed from a persecuted‚ unorganized group of believers into a hierarchical‚ dominating Church over the course of seven centuries‚ developing alongside the changing political environment of post-Roman Europe. The development of the institution of the Catholic Church and the spread of Christ throughout Europe during these seven centuries directly impacted every aspect of late-antiquity and early-medieval life‚ especially politics and the relationship
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