Charlemagne's The Rise Of Universities

The Life of Charlemagne is an edited version from the original book Two Lives of Charlemagne. The author of the original biography is Einhard, who was his close friend and younger contemporary. He wrote this biography, after his death in 814 CE to honor Charlemagne and his contributions to the Frankish dynasty. In the historical context Charlemagne is believed to have contributed largely in flourishing the Carolingian Empire. In the book, The Life of Charlemagne, Einhard describes Charlemagne’s personal life rather than the actual historical legacies. The biography seems to have many personal bias opinions which makes the source hard to trust. One example from the text itself is when he describes King Charlemagne’s physical appearance, “His neck was short and rather thick, and his stomach a trifle too heavy, but the proportions of the rest of the body prevented from noticing these blemishes (Brophy, 250).” Even Though, the author describes the king with great details, he is positive throughout each text and avoids giving any flawed comments.

Although Alexander and Charlemagne had different educational backgrounds, both were deemed as very smart and intelligent men during their reigns. “[Philip] sent for Aristotle, the most celebrated and learned of all philosophers; and the reward he gave him for forming his son Alexander was not only honorable, but remarkable for its propriety.” (The Life of Alexander 2) Since Aristotle was known as a philospher, Alexander’s education was based on more philosophical thoughts and ideas which was common during the Hellenistic Era as theories of varying philosphies began to arise. Charlemagne’s education, although late in life, was based on the liberal arts which is the educational curriculum that he introduced during his reign. According

This bronze statuette, which has been said to be of Charlemagne, was found by Alexandre Lenoir in the treasury at Metz Cathedral in 1807 and is enlivened by equestrian statues from times long past, for example, that of Marcus Aurelius in Rome. The representation of Charlemagne or Charles the Bald as a stallion riding figure highlights the Carolingian sovereigns' enthusiasm for the topical collection of obsolescent craftsmanship. The ruler, holding a globe and a sword (now missing), affirms his power as a vanquisher.

The Life of Charlemagne was written by Einhard to honor Charlemagne. He claimed that after the last Merovingian King fell, there was no more power within the dynasty. Einhard described the Merovingian kings as weak, in order to show how powerful Charlemagne was. He was extremely biased in his favor of the patron. He lived during Charlemagne’s life and believed that he could accurately portray him. On Christmas day 800, Charlemagne was crowned emperor. Although emperors existed before him, which implicated the Roman tradition, he was the first emperor to be crowned by the Pope. Einhard demonstrated that Charlemagne was surprised when he received the crown, when in reality there are many reasons as to why he was not.

During the years of St. Augustine, the Roman Empire fell in the west. It was being replaced by regional barbarian kingdoms, and was entering what some historians call the dark ages. It was a traditional, authoritative empire, with vast free-trade and a centralized government. It transformed into a Europe of economic localism, and filled with a minority of educated people. It was now a Christian Europe. A very important person during this new Europe was the Frankish king Charlemagne. His rule was known throughout the world, and Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne the "Emperor of the Romans." On top of this title, he still held all of his other titles. Charlemagne made tons of contributions during this time in Europe. He had

Charlemagne married several times and had several children, not only as product of his marriages, but from his concubines as well. He was very intent on having his children, male and female, study the liberal arts. He was also particularly personally fond of these studies. At the time of his death in 814, his son Louis succeeded him.

Through the rule of Charlemagne, Western Europe saw a resurgence of art, culture, literature, and education. Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III in 800AD. His reign brought about the Carolingian Renaissance. This was a cultural revival that brought about a greater focus on classical learning. Through various patrons appointed by Charlemagne, knowledge preserved in monasteries across Europe was brought out and place in every church. One such patron, Theodulf of Orleans, loved education so much that he decreed every church should have a school. Of learning he said “Death is better than life without study, teaching, or worship.” Carolignians discovered the quadrivium and trivium which make up the seven liberal arts. The first three are logic, grammar, and rhetoric. These are the trivium. The quadrivium consists of astronomy, music, arithmetic, and geometry. These lost arts were crucial to future academic studies that changed the

When men are better educated, they make positive contributions to society by being less involved in criminal activities and more involved with voting and volunteering. Because educated men eventually tend to find adequate jobs, they wind up being content with their life. Mortenson says, “Women are going to pull further and further ahead of men, and at some point, when they want to form families, they are going to look around and say, ‘Where are the guys?’” (Conlin 174). Women are advancing in their education, which is leaving men behind. Eventually, women are going to become the primary gender and men will not be on the same social status as women. The gender inequality in colleges and universities leaves men to fail in the future leaving no adequate men for educated women to associate with. Therefore, actions need to be taken to support men in

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 Europe and established a flourishing society.

Charlemagne was an influential proponent in the creation of “Christian kingship.” Unlike the situation they had previously experienced under the Roman emperors, with the Emperor controlling the Churches policy and actions. This notion of Christian kingship allowed the church to have a powerful position, while not dominating the king. Consequently, Christianity emerged as a political concept as well as a religious one. Charlemagne viewed kingship as a religious office and his entire kingdom as the church.

Charlemagne had to govern a system that needed an organized structure in order to be successful. The stability that was the Roman Empire was gone; such things as structured law, roads, and education had plummeted significantly. Charlemagne had to figure out how to create a better system in which to rule. Charlemagne was also very religious, and desired to rule a Christian Kingdom, and that in part that helped in coming up with a unified goal. Most of his priests were illiterate, and needed and education in order for Charlemagne’s religious message to come out unified. At this point, before Charlemagne rolled out his plan, many had either different takes on religion or followed an inconsistent one. He built schools and brought many people from

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 conquests against the many adversaries of the Holy Roman Empire expanded his empire across the majority of Europe. His conquests also formed strong ties between the Catholic Church and the State. Charlemagne’s drive to convert Europe’s primitive

Charlemagne had a tremendous interest in improving education for his subjects in Europe. He had native intelligence, intellectual curiosity, and the willingness of others, which are many of the qualities that made him such a good ruler. Since Charlemagne himself only had the privilege of receiving an elementary level of formal education, he made sure that he provided others with a greater education than he was capable of having. Charlemagne’s passion for schooling commenced in his own palace. Therefore, his children, his wife, and the king were some of his first pupils. Even though Charlemagne wanted all of the children in his

Why do people go to college? Why do people get educated? The well-known figure of Catholicism in the 19th century, John Henry Newman gives us an answer. Newman “sees tremendous value in education that exists solely for the sake of imparting knowledge and fostering inquiry. This kind of knowledge, for Newman, lies at the heart of a university”(Newman 32). Newman considers this kind of education as liberal. Furthermore, Newman claims that college education should be detached from practical purposes, and it should cover “branches of knowledge” (Newman 31). In another words, Newman insists that universities should adopt

In today’s society, there are many types of viewpoints between both females and males on many things in life. Most of the viewpoints would have to go towards the males, because people view them to do so much in life. One main example of this would have to be the male’s role in relationships. To society, everyone sees the male’s role to be the one to protect his loved one as well as provide for the both of them and their family. Society also sees that the man’s main role is to be the “man of the house” when it comes to relationships and not letting their wives do much. Males are even seen as fearless and not afraid to show any emotions. This can make young people absorb that the men are the individuals that have to do everything in a relationship which can cause them overdo things or it can cause young males to not even want to do these things because it is overwhelming for them as an individual.