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Anglo Saxon Research Paper

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The Anglo-Saxon period is known as a time span of about 600 years from 400 – 1066 AD. Many refer to it as the Dark Ages because very little written sources of the period are available. The Anglo-Saxon period is a time of many wars. Invaders came to settle and take over the land causing war between kingdoms. Also it’s a time that religion was forced upon. Meaning to convert whether you wanted to or not. A lot of separation of kingdoms occurred during these times creating more rulers of these new kingdoms. For example, Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, became King of Franks in 768. Charlemagne ruled for forty-six years from 768-814 AD when he died. Many consider him as the single most reason for why Europe’s economic life …show more content…

Before he was King of the Franks, the regions religion was pagan. Once Charlemagne become well known and powerful, it was not hard for him to persuade the people to convert to Christianity. People became well aware of what he was capable of if they did not do as he wanted. He had waged war against the Saxons and he had defeated them numerous times but more and more Saxons kept coming. Finally the Saxons realized that Charlemagne and his Empire was to strong and could not be defeated. So instead of dying many of the Saxons promised Charlemagne that they would convert to his religion of Christianity in return to not be …show more content…

He once built a bridge somewhere in his region of reign and had the idea to charge a fee, today known as a toll, to cross the bridge. This created the opportunity for someone to work the bridge and collect the tolls and in return receive payment for their work. He was all about providing for others wherever he could to create opportunities for his people and empire to not only succeed but to flourish and grow more rapidly and bigger than any other empire. According to UMass Boston Blogs (2014) “Charlemagne did not restrict his sphere of influence to Europe via conquest but also engaged in diplomacy. He had created relationships with other empires and kings which may have opened channels of communication that remain important today” (para.

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