Before a king named Charlemagne came along and turned on the light switch‚ Europe was traped in a centuries- long dark age.Charlemagne was eventually named holy roman emperor in the 8th century. By encouraging arts‚ culture and education‚ the Frankish king drew the continent out of cultural stagnation that threatened to never end. Both a fierce warrior and in many ways the first Renaissance man‚ Charlemagne’s accomplishments on the battlefield and in his laws led to the first notion of a pan-European
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the Franks; inland trade declined sharply and urban life almost disappeared in the north. In addition‚ the empire had no strong administrative machinery to compensate for the weak rulers who followed the dominating leadership of the emperor Charlemagne; the empire disintegrated amid civil wars and invasions. The impressive achievements of the Carolingians towards building a unifying governmental system were not able to counteract the decentralization of political‚ military‚ and economic
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Main Characters: Charlemagne- the Christian‚ Frank king who is notably an ally to the Pope and great Conqueror. He was also known as Charles the Great. Roland- The "hero" of The Song of Roland. Not much is known from him in a historical standpoint. Roland’s tragic flaw is pride. Oliver- Roland’s best friend and advisor. Oliver is very brave and noble. He attempts to urge Roland to blow his Oliphant to reach the Franks Plot Summary Charlemagne’s army led by Roland is fighting the Muslims. Marsilla
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1. According to the text‚ Constantine’s reform of the tax system “wiped out a whole class of moderately wealthy people.” How did this work? Constantine made the job of local tax collector hereditary‚ and tax officials were personally responsible to pay a certain amount to the Emperor ’s treasury. As tax receipts declined‚ these officials lost their fortunes. 2. In general‚ the relationship between Christians and Rome was characterized by phases of toleration with sporadic outbursts of persecution
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The Song of Roland is an epic poem based on a battle during the rule of Charlemagne‚ in the year 778‚ called‚ the Battle of Roncevaux. It was composed between 1040 and 1115‚ the first version being written in 1040‚ with many additions and edits up until the completion in 1115. The first nine manuscripts of the epic‚ were written in Old French. The oldest version was written in Anglo-Norman. The Song of Roland is one of the first examples of the chanson de geste‚ which is a literary form that occurred
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A big theme in the Song of Roland is the thought of an all benevolent and all-kind God. People in The Song of Roland assume that God will step into events and help them it they submit to him. It seems believable that deciding the verdict at Ganelon’s trial should be done by combat‚ because God will supposedly aid the man in the right‚ and yet evil things happen. And even though bad things happened the poem manages to turn them into part of Gods plan. Several times through the book event‚ whether
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warrior conflict with his role in Christian feudal society? What can those conflicts tell us about the writer’s ideal view of society? Thesis: Ganelon’s traitorous actions against Roland‚ Charlemagne‚ and ultimately God reveal the writer’s ideas of the perfect Christian feudal society. While Roland and Charlemagne serve as archetypes of perfect servants of God‚ Ganelon plays the part of the bad‚ which accentuates the good. Misc notes: Rear guard sacrifice necessary to bring Charles back into
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In the Frankish kingdom‚ kings used their army to expand. A good example would be the Frankish king Charlemagne during his attempt to revive the Ancient Roman culture. Charlemagne was not the only Frankish king to do work with the military. The grandfather of Charlemagne who was called Charles ‘The Hammer’ Martel. He stopped the Islamic Empire from expanding into Western Europe (Amaral). The Pope Urban II gets involved because he called
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allegiance from their king to God To build churches for the people to worship in To copy the gospels for widespread distribution To establish schools and hospitals for the people 2 points Question 14 Why did Pope Leo III crown Charlemagne the first Holy Roman Emperor? Answer For building the monastery at St. Gall‚ Switzerland For agreeing to support Leo in the First Crusade For Christianizing the people of his vast empire For driving the Germanic Lombards out
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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
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