In 772 C.E., the Carolingian ruler, Charlemagne (Charles “the Great”) sought out to diminish a growing threat in the north of the Frankish Empire. To clarify, the Saxons, a ferocious pagan Germanic tribe, had expanded too close to Charlemagne’s domain (Barbero, 2004). According to Einhard, the little to no natural obstructions between the Franks and Saxons resulted in arson, invasions, and murders committed by both sides (Einhard, 122 C.E. ). These particular events revealed the lack of security
“Legitimacy of Charlemagne” Charles, or better known as Charlemagne or “Charles the Great”, was born in 742 AD. Charlemagne was described as having a cheerful face and attractive gray hair (Becher, pg.2). He was described as being a tall man, not only in height, being that his “height was equal to the length of seven of his feet”, but as Einhard also pointed out he had a “neck that was fat and too short, and a large belly” (Becher, pg. 2). Charlemagne over the years had claimed many
Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, reigned during a time of much turmoil and upheaval in Europe during middle ages. Charlemagne’s background and family history contributed much to his rise to power. The triumphs of his past lineage prepared him to take on the task of governing the Frankish Empire, and defending it from invaders. Charlemagne accomplished much during his supremacy. He not only brought education back into medieval Europe, but also invented an efficient way to govern his people. His
Charlemagne Charles the Great Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, was born in 742 to Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. The oldest of four children, Charlemagne rose to great power and significance. He rebuilt the crumbling society of Medieval Europe by introducing numerous social, political and cultural reforms in what we now call the Carolingian Renaissance. He became the King of the Franks, and gained the title of Holy Roman Emperor. Through many military campaigns, he unified northern
Charlemagne and Augustus were separated by many centuries (seven), in that time many changes occurred in both culture and lifestyles. Charlemagne and Augustus had a few similarities but many more differences. Examples of the similarities would be they both ruled large empires with close to the same amount of territory governed. To rule these large empires they both had to fight off rival kingdoms/empires/tribes. They were also similar in they inherited their respective territories. However, their
tribes Saxons stood out not only as highly aggressive and warlike, but very also as much committed to pagan cults. The borderline between Saxons and Franks was very vague, “except in a few places, where large forests or mountain ridges intervened and made the bounds certain, the line between ourselves and the Saxons passed almost in its whole extent through an open country” (Einhard, 2013); murders, robbery and arson were a daily routine. In order to stop that Charlemagne waged the first war against
Charlemagne or known as Charles the Great was born during the beginning of 742 and Charles was considered to be born a bastard child. A bastard child is when any children that are born from parents that were not married and this was the very serious issue in history, but it is very common in today 's time. Charlemagne was the son of King Pippin; King Pippin III was crowned in 751 as the king of Franks. Without the actions of Charlemagne, the modern Western Europe might be different from what it is
Charlemagne also known as Charles the Great, was born around the 2nd of April 747 and died on the 28th of January 814. He was noted down in history as King of the Franks, a Germanic-speaking people who invaded western Rome residing in current day Germany, the King of the Lombards, Germanic people who resided in parts of the Italian peninsula, and finally was the First Holy Roman Emperor. Another name that has been bestowed upon Charlemagne was the title “Father of Europe”. Due to the Carolingian
Empire reached its peak in the year 117 CE. After the death of Emperor Constantine in 337 CE the empire was in chaos, this era was known as the ‘Dark Ages’. Many different men pushed and fought to be the next emperor, because of this commotion, civil war broke out. Barbarians was a word the Romans called people from ‘outside the borders’. Because of the depleting soldiers, Barbarians from outside the empire were recruited to replace them. With the enlarged population of Barbarians in the Roman army
Charlemagne by the Sword and the Cross "By the sword and the cross," Charlemagne became master of Western Europe. It was falling into decay when Charlemagne became joint king of the Franks in 768. Except in the monasteries, people had all but forgotten education and the arts. Boldly Charlemagne conquered barbarians and kings alike. By restoring the roots of learning and order, he preserved many political rights and revived culture. Charlemagne's grandfather was Charles Martel, the warrior