The Royal Frankish Annals Bishop Burchard of Wurzburg and the chaplain Fulrad approached Pope Zacharias and questioned whether the Frankish kings should possess royal power. Pepin was then commanded by virtue of Pope Zacharias’ apostolic authority to be made king of the Franks in the city of Soissons. This episode in the Royal Frankish Annals is a great example that shows the growing importance of Christianity and religion during the early Medieval Ages. Pope Zacharias appointed Pepin to be king
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Led by Porcius‚ a short‚ unlikeable legionaire‚ the Romans ran down the twisting alleys‚ the Visigoths hot on their tails. Suddenly Porcius jumped through an open door‚ closing it as he ran in. Romulus‚ near the back of the group‚ swore under his breath. Romulus was a tall natural leader with the usual Roman blonde hair and sharp features. While his heart pounded‚ he saw his long time friend‚ Marcus’ black hair‚ unusual in Rome‚ bobbing in the middle of the group. Romulus had led a dozen legionnaires
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An eyewitness observer of and participant in the Fourth Crusade‚ Villehardouin described his experiences in his Conquête de Constantinople (The Conquest of Constantinople). The work is believed to have been written in the early years of the thirteenth century‚ probably around 1207–12. Critical commentary on Villehardouin and his work centers on the author’s style‚ often praised for being simple and direct‚ and on the debate regarding Villehardouin’s motivation and honesty. Some critics believe that
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Bart Brown Strate HIS 120-02 3 October 2011 The Book of Contemplation / Islam and the Crusades From reading The Book of Contemplation I feel that the Franks are Inferior to the Muslims‚ in the eyes of Usama Ibn Munqidh. Throughout the literature when Usama refers to the Franks‚ a “may God curse them” usually follows. Usama rarely sheds a positive light on the Franks’ beliefs‚ actions‚ or practice of medicine. The first instance of Usama referencing the Franks was in the story “In the service
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Both Frankish Merovingian were a Germanic tribe‚ but Franks was better Germanic tribe because they created a very stable and powerful kingdom. The Frank’s military base was also: powerful‚ and undefeated. The Franks had an impressive unifying government system. The Franks tribes were the more dominant tribe of the lower and middle Rhine because they were sturdier. The Franks’ achievements and stabilization were due to the Frankish rulers and Romans merging together in the Catholic faith-
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chose to crown Charlemagne as “Emperor of the Romans” in A.D. 800 because Charlemagne helped him when he was in trouble‚ he needed Charlemagne’s military and he thought it would be a fair and equal relationship. Document A is an excerpt from the “Life of Charlemagne”‚ a book written by Einhard explaining about Charlemagne’s life. In the excerpt‚ it explains “The Romans had inflicted many injuries upon Pope Leo … so that he had been complied to call upon the king for help. Charlemagne went accordingly
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"Book Review of Two Lives of Charlemagne" 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. The first
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Charlemagne brought some key administrative developments into his domain‚ which got to be known as the Carolingian Empire. He based on the current arrangement of seignorialism‚ whereby lords gave tracts of area to their nobles in return for faithfulness and administration. Charlemagne conceded vast landholdings called fiefs to numerous tribal military pioneers. Furthermore‚ he delegated various Frankish nobles to the posts of checks (the leader of a locale called an area) and margraves (the number
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Unit 8 Charlemagne Why did Charlemagne distrust the pope’s motives in crowning Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor? - By crowning him emperor‚ the pope established the significant precedent that only the pope could confer the imperial crown. - He was worried about a conflict with the Byzantines. The Byzantine Empress Irene was rumored to have considered a marriage to Charlemagne‚ and his coronation as emperor‚ was seen as an insult to Byzantium. How could Charlemagne create such a powerful empire
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unbiased of Charlemagne? That is the question. Einhard was definitely biased when writing his description of Charlemagne primarily because he was writing his piece while Charlemagne was still breathing. Any historian who has studied history‚ knows that a scribe never wants to write something bad about their king because they would have been executed on the spot and that is why Einhard writings of The Life of Charlemagne is biased. However‚ he wanted people to know some facts about Charlemagne so he included
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