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Einhard, a German raised in the Carolingian court of Charlemagne wrote a vita as a tribute to his king around 825-826 called The Life of Charlemagne after the kings death. He wrote this book either at Charlemagne’s son King Louis’ court or at one of his numerous properties throughout the Frankish kingdom. Based on the didactic nature of the document and Einhard’s own saying that the book is “for the sake of posterity” it is likely that his writing was either meant as a historical book concerning

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

Sabrina Fearon History 8G 4/14/16 “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” William Shakespeare Do you agree/disagree/partially agree that Charlemagne was an example of all three? Clovis, king of the Franks, established the Merovingian Empire in 481. Then, in 511, he split his empire between his four sons. The kings in the Merovingian line continued to hand down their thrones to their later generations, which slowly started to make them weak. This was

Sixth Response In the first golden age, there was no gold. In fact, there was no color, only black and white. The first golden age of television occurred in the nineteen-fifties and the gold was quite humble on the surface. Because the shows were about local police, cowboys and housewives. However, these wholesome programs acted like an awl, digging deep into the national psyche, bringing out something truly valuable and sought after by everyone. These shows exemplified the feelings of a nation and

the most important causes for its downfall because it led to fragmentation of Charlemagne’s empire. In reality, the creation of the Carolingian Empire become in a few quantity a end result of a fortunate accident. the primary Carolingian King of the Franks, Pepin the quick (751-768) turned into sole ruler because his brother Carloman renounced his role as Mayor of the Palace and went into monastery in 747. Charlemagne and his successor Louis the Pious, alternatively, ruled the whole Carolingian Empire

The nation of Andorra credits Charlemagne for gaining their independence in their national anthem El Gran Carlemany. The accredited newspaper, The Economist features a weekly column entitled “Charlemagne” which focuses on the European Union. For many, the images of Charlemagne and the medieval age take root in the satirical movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. But, it is dangerous to take sensationalized history as fact. Authors such as Einhard who wrote The Life of Charlemagne, and Notker the

Source 10.1 According to Gregory, what led to the conversion of Clovis? According to Gregory, the conversion of Clovis was caused by a war between his people and the Alamanni. He believed that his army was in danger of being killed and began to pray for help and a victory in war. He made a promise “that if thou wilt grant me victory over these enemies…, I will believe in thee and be baptized in thy name” (Source 10.1 449) and soon after the Alamanni fled, thus giving Clovis the victory. As a result

england. King arthur was a leader and leif ericson was an explorer. Charlemagne controlled most of western Europe during the middle ages. He was crowned the king of the Franks in the 768. The franks were Germanic tribes located in which is now called Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Western Germany. After he became the king of the franks he started an excursion to unite all of the germanic people all into one kingdom and convert them into christianity. Charlemagne held many battles against the saxons

Osmosis Jones and the Monomyth Osmosis Jones tells the story of a white blood cell who plays the role of a policeman inside a man named Frank. Teamwork is the central theme in Osmosis Jones, and is developed through the monomyth. The monomyth or hero’s journey shows the steps that most movies go through, for example, The Matrix, Harry Potter, and Hunger Games. Most of these stories pass through twelve specific steps. According to Joseph Campbell, in his book, The Hero With a Thousand Faces, “The

country wide goal. With the help of some truly great leaders like Charlemagne we have the countries and historical artifacts we know today. Barbarian migrations had major effects on Europe, during the Middle Ages, starting with the decline of Rome, the Franks, and most importantly by Charlemagne. The decline of the Roman empire was caused by two things, one a lack of capable leaders to rule and second of all an insurgence of those they considered barbarians. A barbarian being anyone who wasn’t Roman