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    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 Stammerer‚ the monk of St. Gall‚ wrote these words in AD 844 to describe the reign of the most influential Frankish king Charlemagne ( Lectures 1). Charlemagne‚ son of Pepin the Short‚ ruled the Franks for 47 years (Koeller 1). The Carolingian Dynasty‚ of which Charlemagne was a member‚ was

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    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. (Gregory‚ Bishop

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    official stamp of approval and a testament of the faith that he had instilled into not only the Christian population of Franks‚ but in Pope Leo III himself. To say that Charlemagne’s success ran in his bloodline would not be a far stretch. His predecessors his grandfather Charles the Hammer and his father Pepin the Short. In 768 Charlemagne’s father Pepin passed away‚ leaving the Franks to Charlemagne and his younger brother Carloman I to split in half. Carloman would take control of the eastern portion

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    Frankenstein; or “The Modern Prometheus”‚ is a Gothic novel written by Mary Shelley who was a famous British novelist‚ short story writer‚ dramatist‚ essayist and biographer. Shelley wrote Frankenstein when she was 18 years old‚ and portrays a story of a scientist‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ who learns to create a life with decomposed body parts and ultimately ends up creating a monster. Frankenstein was one of the most prominent science fiction and gothic horror novels that initiated a diverse variety

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    In this span of forty years‚ Normandy individualized itself from the Franks. His focus on the political structure and its role in legitimizing Normand power proved successful. In the latter part of 960’s‚ Richard changed the ideological strategy of the court to appeal to incoming warriors which reinvented the Duchy of Normandy

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    Social Context of 16th-century Italian Madrigals In the 16th-century‚ Italy influenced the Renaissance music throughout Western Europe. The most influential musical genre was the Italian madrigal‚ and “about 1‚200 madrigal volumes. . . were printed between 1520 and 1630”.1 of the madrigal‚ but the genre contains elements of the frottola‚ ballata‚ chanson‚ and Musicologists debate about the exact origins Madrigals were mostly secular songs that were primarily intended to be

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    Charlemagne's Downfall

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    Charlemagne was conceived around 742‚ the child of Bertrada of Laon and Pepin the Short‚ whom became the ruler of the Franks in 751. Charlemagne’s precise origin is obscure. He had a talent for languages and could speak Latin and understand Greek‚ among others. After Pepin’s demise in 768‚ the Frankish kingdom was partitioned between Charlemagne and his younger sibling Carloman. The siblings had a strained relationship; in any case‚ with Carloman’s passing in 771‚ Charlemagne turned into the sole

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    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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    History Of Scalping

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    their enemies to show off their ultimate power. This was done by grabbing a tuft of hair at the forehead‚ and cutting/ripping it completely off- skin and all. Since then‚ it has been a custom to many other people as well‚ such as the Visigoths‚ the Franks‚ and the Anglo-Saxons. Many people‚ however‚ associate scalping with the Native americans rivalry with the European colonists (or in some cases‚ European rivalry with other Europeans). When the colonists came upon America‚ one of the many things they

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    Charlemagne was a strong ruler in many ways‚ bringing miles of land under the guide of his Christian hand. He was very determined at everything he did‚ was positive towards education‚ persistent and ruled with an iron fist. Charlemagne king of the Franks for about 30 years and the Roman Emperor for 14 gained much land since he started ruling. Shown in source A‚ by his death‚ he had took what is now modern day Germany‚ most of Austria and half of Italy. Along with this he had a slim region of Spain

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