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…
While reading a version of the speech given by Urban II at Clermont in 1095, I wondered why a pope would want to start a war. So I did some research found a few reliable sources on the internet about the same speech and including my textbook. My objective in this paper is to find out why would any Christian be willing to go to war for a piece of property and or did the pope have an ulterior motive?…
He became the king of the Franks, the most successful kingdom compared the other kingdoms in Western Europe, in the year 481. Under Clovis’s rule, the Franks overtook the Roman province of Gaul. Later on, Clovis changed his religion to Christianity, which resulted him to continue having support from the Gauls, as well as gaining allies from the Roman Catholic…
During the years 400-600, the kingdom border changed by cause of these wars. During this chaotic turbulence, the church stood by Rome and helped them get through the war by providing safety and strength. A Germanic tribe named the Franks took over the entire Germanic tribes, led by a strong leader by the name of Clovis. The Franks controlled a big part of Europe. Charles Martel, the mayor of the palace, expanded regions in the north, south, and eastern parts, thereby defeating the Muslims.…
Religious enthusiasm had spread from France to Northern Britain and other areas of the west at that time. Along with the expansion of extremely devout races such as the Normans came the spread of the pope’s influence across Europe. Christians were anxious to demonstrate their faith, and the crusade provided the perfect opportunity to combine the interests of the pope with the purposes of the lay people of Christendom. The ardent religious factor was one of many of the Christians’ show of faith. It was fulfilling what they felt as a religious duty, but also love and charity which was a part of being a Christian. Another was the idea of “punishing evil” which was the underlying reason for the crusade. And of course, the promise of the many “sin reprieves” promised by Urban II for the participants. In addition, the traditions of pilgrimages and Holy Wars were not new. Pilgrimages had been established long before with the idea of going to shrines and holy places as a show of the peoples’ faith. Pilgrimage was regarded as the primary method for the articulation of faith and…
The last thing that people have to do in order to be a Christian King is doing what is right, no matter what. Being a Christian King is not something easy because sometimes the people that what to be the Christian King need to sacrifice somethings that they love because those things are not right. So as King Henry, who need to completely abundance his friends from the old time when he was a young guy. Hostess said that…
“From this account and from his work a remarkably vivid picture can be formed of a dignified, majestic figure, striving to make the transition from warlord to ruler of a great Christian empire, and having remarkable success” (Roberts). Soon after his death, Charlemagne’s empire collapsed. However, he left in place a structure that allowed Christianity to flourish in Europe. Charlemagne’s empire cemented Christianity as the dominant religion in Europe because of his efforts in forming a strong alliance between the church and government, his success in teaching through the scriptures, and his military success in conquering and converting pagan territories. Charlemagne’s alliance between the church and state ingrained and spread Christianity by creating a lasting political structure which involved both counts and bishops. These alliances also legitimized the Pope’s position. Additionally, Charlemagne provided the church with land, which gave it power. Furthermore, Charlemagne combined education with learning Christianity by creating a center of learning where priests would read and teach the Holy Scriptures. These educated bishops and priests were appointed to key positions throughout the empire. During his rule, Charlemagne’s military campaigns helped spread Christianity by forcing people to obey the Christian Church and by eliminating any competition the church had at that time.…
Charlemagne ruled the Frankish Kingdom from 768-814. He was one of Pepin the thirds two sons. Charlemagne 's brother, Carolman died in 771, and Charlemagne became the sole ruler of the Franks. Almost as soon as Charlemagne assumed the throne he commenced a series of campaigns. From 772-804 Charlemagne was at war with Saxony, from 773-774 Charlemagne was also at war with the Lombards in Italy. In 778, Charlemagne was invited into Northern Italy to extend Christian influence. In 787 Charlemagne invaded and seized Bavaria. Finally, from 788-797, Charlemagne launched a campaign against the tribal horsemen, the Avars. In 789, Charlemagne issued "The General Admonition", the concept of the document was that moral reform requires education. At this time, Charlemagne created the palace school at his court, scholars were brought to this school to reform the Frankish priests and people. Various other reforms took place during this time, such as the new form of writing, Carolingian Minuscule, and the writing down of law codes. On December 25, 800, Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor…
Charlemagne was born in 742 at Aachen, the son of Pepin(or Pippin) the Short and…
Charlemagne’s reform of the church was key to the governance of his empire. The local priests and clergy were ineffective in their service to the people, and became apathetic towards their communities (Text Pg. 233). To this effect, Charlemagne and his son, reformed the churches and parishes so that they best served the people, and the King. Competent staff were placed in positions of influence so as to increase the effectiveness of the church (Text Pg. 235).…
When the colonization of the New World began, people were proud of their mother country, proud to be from Britain and loyal to their king. But, the reason behind their leaving was always freedom, freedom from taxes, from government, and from persecution. When these freedoms began to be taken away again, these colonists, soon to be known as Americans, were not going to lose them without a fight. Though the reasons behind the abrupt transition of England and her American colonies from allies to enemies are still debated today; I believe that yes, the American colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. (Historical context and O.I textbook The Americas)…
Each monster Beowulf fights against represents the adversary of what the Germanic culture deems as righteous and good. Grendel, the first monster, did not like the fact that there were parties in the mead hall so he tried to put an end to their pleasure and happiness. After Grendel, the people of Herot were peaceful and comfortable but Grendel’s mom took that peace away by instilling fear in the citizens. Later on, the dragon is also represented as an adversary since the Germanic culture generally loves and has a need for gold but the dragon took that away by hoarding the gold.…
1. Germanic Kings like those of the Franks and the Visigoths were enthusiastic Christians because they believed they could win any war as long as God was on their side. Theodoric was planning on fighting the king of the Thuringi, and knew that they would win if they could have God on their side. “Promising king Chlotar a part of the plunder if the gift of victory be conferred on them by God…” The only plan Theodoric had was to believe in God and hope that everything would go right.…
Looking back at history, an individual usually can find an incredible amount of information about any given period in any given part of the world. Yet as varied are the history books, so are the biases which they each present. We see one example of these biases in Einhard's The Life of Charlemagne in which this adviser and close friend to the great Frankish king gives his history of Charlemagne's life. One issue that Einhard repeatedly touches on is the virtually uninterrupted series of wars that the Frankish Kingdom under 'Charles the Great' undertook. Throughout the individual accounts of these war, Einhard attempts to justify Charlemagne's military career.…
The Church was extremely respected making them more powerful than the kings. The Pope and bishops were thought to be close to…