Charlemagne

most powerful. Charles Martel later led his men to an imperative victory over the Muslims. Martel had a son named Pepin who defended the pope when a people named the Lombards threatened him. He then donated the land he had gained to the pope. Charlemagne is also known as Charles the Great was Pepin's son and was declared the emperor of the new Roman…

were nomadic? Look at the Huns, Vikings, and the Mongols. In what ways did they values of these societies differ? Thier social structure? Thier treatment of women? Look at them in comparison to the societies they threatened such as the Romans, Charlemagne 's France, and the Kievan Russians. The societies throughout history that are settled contrast much, but not too extensively from nomadic societies. The settled people have characteristics that distinguish themselves from nomadic peoples, but…

Just like his predecessors, Louis the Pious and Charlemagne, Charles the Bald’s idea of empire was conceived as a rebirth of the Old Testament Jewish kingship symbolized by the very name of David and Solomon which he bore. The Carolingian emperor was charged with continuing Solomon’s work to protect and…

During the middle of the twelfth century, the medieval poet Turold wrote an epic poem that became known as a chanson de geste, or a song of deeds. In which, the ruler Charlemagne is manifested as a fictional character, Charles, along with many others. Like in every great tale, a villain is born. The plot of the Song of Roland unravels essentially because of a declaration of vengeance and actions taken by one character: Ganelon declares, “… I’ll start a feud with you.” (Halverson 661 and Turold…

Since I have been in Lubbock I have never gotten the opportunity to go to the Texas Tech Museum. Upon going to the museum I did not know what to expect. When I went recently, for the first time, went to the Texas Tech Museum I noticed that the museum had numerous of things in it such as dinosaurs, visuals for the Native Americans, Chinese artifacts, paintings and etc. Even though they had a lot to offer I just paid close attention to the paintings. I notice painting of emotions, painting of…

there was major political growth here, there was a major breaking of friendship, which ultimately lead to the death of a great influencer on society. Another person of great influence was King Charlemagne (r. 768-814). Charlemagne “founded [what] was called the Carolingian Empire” (Learnodo Newtonic). Charlemagne was also a great promoter for a better education. He even helped with what was called the Carolingian Miniscule, or as it is called nowadays, lowercase letters. There were many…

were fighting over the control of territories, but there were no forms governments or any type of national armies. The Frankish tribes seized control over large amounts of territories. The Frankish king, Charlemagne controlled and ruled a large part of Europe. Having controlled so much land, Charlemagne instituted a feudal system of government. In feudalism, the land was ruled by one power known as a king. The king will usually grant what is known as a fief or portions of land to nobles or lords…

have believed that the world was going to end, many Christians still had their own ideas and views on it based on their current way of life. In a peculiar way, faith would lead Christians to believe very strange things, for example, the rise of Charlemagne from the dead. With the outbreak of the crusades, the blood moon would be associated with an apocalypse along with some of the other disasters occurring around Europe. Yet the disaster that would have the largest effect would be the plague…

Vita of Life of Leoba: Gender Roles during the Charlemagne Dynasty The Carolingian hagiography “Life of Leoba,” written by Rudolf of Fulda, exemplified gender relations in early medieval Frankish culture and society. Rudolf of Fulda in the vita of Leoba depicted the expected roles of women during the ninth century. The main purpose of Rudolf’s vita was to prove Leoba's worthiness of sainthood and to set a precedent for all Christian women to follow; furthermore, through overcoming the…

Showdown at Canossa, the Great Schism, and the Church control during the Middle Ages. The Church and Charlemagne’s relationship had helped demonstrate the rise of power for the church. This is because before a battle, Charlemagne had prayed to God for a successful win. Charlemagne had won the battle and immediately brought his army and himself to the pope so they could all be baptized and convert to Christianity. Throughout Charlemagne’s journey of expanding the kingdom, he did not only conquer…