Charlemagne reportedly killed 4500 Pagan Saxons in one day for not converting to Christianity. Should History remember such a ruthless individual as a “good leader”? Charlemagne was a ruthless person‚ but history will still remember him as a good leader. He united much of Europe under his rule‚ he improved many things like education‚ converted many people to Christianity‚ and he was a great military leader. It is because of these reasons that Charlemagne will be remembered by history as a good
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creating new rituals and traditions. (page 504) Charlemagne in Capitulary on Saxony writes that followers of pagan worship who had ever performed in any acts of sacrifice or opposition to Christianity should be punished by death. Many times in the text Charlemagne warrants capital punishment to those that do not follow Christianity. It is clear that Charlemagne used his faith in Christianity only to secure his position of authority. Pope Gregory‚ Charlemagne and Boniface all had a firm belief in Christianity
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“The Ethics of Multitasking” (How multitasking is effecting work ethic‚ privacy‚ and the lives of many people.) By For Phil Howard BL 260 I. “The Ethics of Multitasking‚” By Bruce Weinstein was published on September 4‚ 2009 by Bloomberg Businessweek Companies & Industries. II. This article written by Bruce Weinstein‚ talks about the relationship of Ethics to multitasking and how Multitasking negatively effects a person. At the beginning of the article‚ Weinstein talks
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Finally‚ the empire’s government broke down. People left the towns and cities. Travel and trade became unsafe. The people of Rome turned to military leaders and the Catholic Church for help. The military leader Charlemagne brought order to much of the Roman Empire. The Pope made Charlemagne emperor. The government grew strong again under
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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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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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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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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 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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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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