Charles Martel And The Franks Versus The Moorish Kingdom

The Moor’s Account, by Laila Lalami explains the journey of Esteban a Moroccan the first non-Indian to explore what would become the American Southwest. I observed how Lalami created Esteban’s character from very little knowledge, because of the little information known about Esteban and his voyage. She made him into a character with only knowing he was a black man from Azemmour and gave him a family, history, and most importantly a voice. In doing this she gave readers a different viewpoint of the expedition. She also gives a deeper look into what really happened in the Indian territory that might have been purposely left out by Cabeza de Vaca. Esteban’s place in history was not given to him and that made Lalami want to give him exactly that and doing this she gave the views of powerless unlike the views of the powerful which we always see.

The fall of Western Roman Empire in late 5th century led to its vast territory being divided in numerous kingdoms without any central authority. Charlemagne became the King of the Franks in 768. He then successfully led a series of campaigns throughout his reign to unite most of Western Europe under a sole emperor for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The expanded Frankish state Charlemagne founded was called the Carolingian Empire.

Charlemagne, the greatest king of the dark ages, shaped the standards of Europe and influenced the people for thousands of years, solidifying the idea that the dark ages weren’t so dark. After the death of his father, Frankish king Pippin III, in 768, the realm was divided into two sections. Charlemagne and his brother, Carloman, both received the sections, and a feud started almost immediately. When Carloman died in 771, Charlemagne took control of both sections in hopes of reuniting the Frankish realm. He was king of the Franks from 768-814, and he was also the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 800-814 (Frassetto). Because of his generosity, attractive personality, and need for knowledge, Charlemagne was a very respected leader. During his reign, he was able to conquer and gain control over almost all of the mainland of Europe. Though it took over 50 battles to do so, he was able to unite a large portion of

Charlemagne and Augustus used their large militaries to expand their vast empires. Charlemagne was considered a warrior king. He would lead his army into all of their battles. During the thirty three year war (772- 804) with the Saxons he lead every battle except for two. Those two battles were at Detmold and at the bank of the river Hase. The enemy were so routed and overthrown in these two battles that they never afterwards ventured to take the offensive or to resist the attacks of the King, unless they were protected by a strong position. The Saxon war is the Frank 's most well known war. The Franks and Charlemagne also fought in other

The Franks were a Germanic, Catholic tribe that lived North of Italy, whose king, Charlemagne, was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in exchange for his protection. The Franks acted as replacement protection for the Byzantines, who no longer backed the Pope. Besides the issue of having two emperors at once, to the Byzantines, the divide between them, the Pope, and what he controlled would be ever more separated if even barbarians such as the Franks were seen as a better source of allegiance than them.

The Franks were initially successful during the Crusades but eventually succumbed and were defeated by the Middle East. Their advances in the First and Second Crusade were not exclusively because of the Frank’s fortitude, instead it was the Middle East’s political instability that allowed them to prosper. Once the tables turned and Muslim countries unified, the Europeans became increasingly inefficient until they were unable to continue their crusade.

Every historian interprets the past differently and with distinctive perspectives, resulting in many sides to one story. Often the reader must decide which perspective is more logical, likely, or coherent. Recounting one war took a lot of time and effort because of the necessity to include all sides of the story. Becher, Barbero, Collins and Backman have approached the life of Charlemagne with different points of view; however, Barbero seems to have the strongest argument for the cause of the Saxon War. The other historians were less willing to see the Saxon war as a religious war. The life of Charlemagne was interesting to historians because it was filled with many vigorous wars that he fought including the infamous Saxon War. From the

In these kingdoms people had no cities and no written law, people fragmented and isolated themselves to live in small communities, and the king led people into war. By the late 700s Frankish king Charles the Great, Charlemagne, took the throne. He ruled for forty-seven years, was well educated, consolidated land empire in Western Europe. Charlemagne had three accomplishments and they were that he established a Frankish empire, revived learning in Western Europe where he set up a palace school to educate in Latin, Bible, and classical subjects, and Pope Leo III crowned him “Holy Roman Emperor” in 800 A.D. When he died in 814 A.D. the kingdom fell apart. His three grandsons split the kingdom into three parts. This caused internal feuding which weakened European Kingdoms. New waves of invaders plundered and looted Europe, the Muslims from North Africa, the Magyars from Asia, and the Vikings from Scandinavia. The result of these raids led to

It was a time where the Frankish and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were fragilized by internal rivalries and wars. It was also during that time that the Arab expansion

Charlemagne(Charles the great) king of Frank was a great “warrior king”, he controlled the former European core of Western Roman empire, northern Italy and all Gaul and had absorbed its German and North sea periphery. Later in 814 charles died and the crown was passed to his sole heir, Louis the Pious. After Charles death Western Europe began its downfall from a once great united europe to a dozens of little states fighting each other. and this paper will show how an empire of such magnitude and influence could fracture into petty warring states and be powerless against seemingly weak exterior threats. It will also talk about the conflict between Louise 's son’s. Throught the down fall this paper will talk about the attacks the kingdom faced during the decline from the vikings.

At the end of the speech there will be a short quiz. The history of the Franks is closely tied to medieval Christianity. The Franks were a Germanic people who occupied the land now called France. The Frankish tribes played a minor role in the breaking up of the Roman Empire.

Civilization has continued to exist and grow because of the many institutions that exist within most individual cultures, such as art, religion, ethics, etc. I believe that the most important factor in the development of civilization and the biggest aid to the success of past societies is law. Law exists in every society that we have seen throughout this semester, whether it be from the earliest examples of written law like in The Code of Hamurabi, or in the most recent example we have seen in The Code of the Salian Franks. I will seek to analyze the examples of important laws that we have seen throughout developing society, and how they were integral to the growth of the civilization they were created in, including: The Code of Hamurabi, The

Moreover, Matthew Johnson effectively challenges conventional views of castles and underscores the complexity of such structures by using a variety of credible sources and evidence. He successfully supports his thesis by covering all his bases and acknowledging different viewpoints. Johnson’s analytical methodology helps defend his notion as by examining other academics works he is able to offer greater insight and provide new conclusions; “I have discussed what I view as a series of ruptures in other books […].” Johnson principally presents the strengths and weaknesses of other academics to make up the bulk of the book. He criticizes those with distinctive and limited views and by presenting their weaknesses he is able to further support his thesis. For example, by highlighting the problems associated with the constricted military view such as using our modern preconceptions to defend what the intent of the builder at the time was, only aids Johnson’s notion that castles cannot be one thing or another but rather more complex. One cannot use their own bias of what was intended or the thought process in order to defend their statement. Another instance where Johnson offers his own inquiry to add dimension and illustrate the intricate nature of castles is in the subheading Ripples from Italy. The author touches on the point that France is often the contender for parallels in late medieval Europe however, that this on its own cannot produce a critical examination of past

All threats to the independence of the Holy See were removed, and a large portion

What was the Carolingian Renaissance, and why was it significant? The Carolingian Renaissance signified an end to decades of babarism throughout Europe. This Frankish dynasty attempted to copy and maintain classic Roman culture. Education, art, latin and other cultural practices were promoted by Charlemagne during the renaissance and many biblical works were translated. Describe the process by which Christianity was spread in England In the third century Christianity was introduced to Britain. There was one obstacle that England had in it's conversion and that was the native Britain and Saxon feud. It began when in the four hundreds, the Roman troops were removed to help fight off barbarians and the Britains hire the Saxons to protect