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Germanic Tribes and Vikings
5th-11th centuries
The Myth of the Dark Ages
Germanic tribes took over Roman lands.
Hundreds of little kingdoms took the place of the Western Roman Empire in Europe.
Modelled Roman law, customs, and Christianity
Kingdoms were always at war with one another.
Myth of the Dark Ages
Germanic tribes adopted Christianity
Monasteries – communities of nuns and monks who were servants of God
They were Europe’s best educated
They opened schools
Maintained libraries
Copied important books: this preserved Greco-Roman cultural achievements
The Franks
In A.D. 481, Clovis united the Franks and became their king.
Clovis converted to the Christianity.
Essentially, the Franks blended Germanic and Roman cultural practices
He established the Merovingian Kingdom
The Franks
By 800s Franks ruled much of western, central Europe
Leaders most influential in expansion of Franks all belonged to one family—Charlemagne’s family, the Carolingians
One of first Carolingians to gain power, Charlemagne’s grandfather
Charles Martel, political adviser, war leader for Frankish king
Led Frankish army in many crushing defeats of opponents, notably at the Battle of Tours
Age of Charlemagne
Charlemagne 742-814 AD
Overview:
Charlemagne became king of the Franks in 768 A.D. He tried to recreate the glory of the old Roman Empire.
He conquered vast territories and was eventually proclaimed emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III.
He gave land to his nobles in exchange for their loyalty and military service.
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was a Frankish king that lived during the 8th and 9th centuries
He became king in 768 after his father Pepin the Short died
Charlemagne was an ambitious ruler and expanded the Frankish territory
Because of his successful campaigns, he has been considered by some as the Father of Modern Europe.
Charlemagne and pope Leo
In 773 Charlemagne began his attack on the Lombard kingdom, which was in northern Italy
Pope Leo called on him for help when the Lombards attacked Papal States, 774
The Papal states was a region in central Italy under control of pope
By 774, he had the Lombards on the verge of defeat and he received the Iron Crown
The Iron Crown made him king over the Franks and Lombards
Charlemagne and Pope Leo
In 799, Charlemagne helped Leo III again. Eventually, Charlemagne was named emperor of the Roman people
The Pope’s action suggested that Charlemagne’s rule had the backing of the church and God
Th effects of this were massive:
Charlemagne now rivaled the Byzantine’s as the inheritors of Rome
It placed the Roman papacy firmly in the sphere of the west isolating it from the influence of the Byzantines
Charlemagne also considered marrying the Byzantine queen Irene to unite the empires
The West was now further unified politically and spiritually
Charlemagne
Charlemagne had tremendous power as emperor
His empire was large and not easy to rule; he made c ...
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8. Charlemagne’s Capitol: Aachen Charlemagne built an impressive cathedral, the first in Europe. Aachen (“Aix la Chappelle” in French) was a glittering capitol in a new empire, and the church matched. Aachen is now in modern Germany.