Thursday, May 01, 2008
RANDOM EB POST
CHARLEMAGNE/CHARLES The Great- b 742. succeeded his father Pepin, king of the franks in 768. crowned emperor of romans in 800. d. 814. 46 year reign. dad divided the kingdom between Ch and his bro Carloman, but he died in 771. in addition too the franks emp, also burgandy, allemamia', aquitaine, brittony, frisia, thuringia, and bavaria. protected popes against greeks and lombards and champion of christianity against saracens on theSW and the heathensaxons of the NE. maintained and extended the influence of christian culture and steps toward converting the military monarchy into an organized polity.
1st supress a rising in aquitaine 772, began great mission in life, conquest and conversion of saxons which took 32 years of warfare. w/exception of frisians, the saxons were last remnant of old germanic resistance to the franks + last germanic champions of odin against christianity. Ch never had trouble vanquishing the hapless saxons + the loose confederation, it was hard to find a leader to depose and make treaty(like iWaq? how about sadr? or is it the taliban?) they encroached on his eastern frontier, was his 1st attempt. stormed their fortress, overthrew the Irminsul, column shaped idol reveared by the saxons, destroyed the sanctuary of odin and compelled the westphalian saxons to submit.
events in italy demanded Ch's attention. crossed the alps + attacked the lombards. victory, dethrowned Desiderius + took crown for himself 774. saxons acting up again, expelled the franks. Ch attacked + in 2 campaigns, enforced submission of entire saxon confed, received homage of the saxon warriors. 1000 whom submitted to baptism. 777 Ch crossed the pyrenees and conquered to the ebro. on retun, rearguard attacked, cutoff.Roland, then leader, slain, and overthrow of franks, transformed and wrought up, became themes of songand romance in 778. Ch march home hastened by general revolt of saxons, assisted by danes. Ch viictorious, but as soon as he left, the saxons mad w/ revenge + hate, took arms. massecre of Verden(782) where 4500 saxons slain in cold blood, only pissed off the saxons more, but their anger no match for Ch, again defeated, their forced leader W, hikind, to submit to god and be baptised. 785. frnkish organization, political and religious installed.
Germany now Xtian. 1000's of saxon families deported into other provinces + and more loyal franks put in their place. not till 804 that resistance quelled.
788, bavaria absorbed. their duke Thassilo, who displeased Ch + his subjects by alliance w/ heathen avars + greeks, dethrowned in 791. followed by expedition against the avars, a savage robber nation of mongols in hungary. victory, but called away. his lieutenants finished the job 798 + german colonists introduced. pannonia added.
campaign in the elbe + bohemia against danes, wends, + czechs. against slavish + scandanavian heathens. also in spain fighting moslims.
his genius + energy succeeded in arresting the political disintegration in interest of culture + order. 800 crowned caesar in rome. GOOD GOVERNMENT. governors(markgrafens) stationed in districts. 2 assemblies a year. Ch died 814. empire disolved w/out him. left writings.
CHARLEMAGNE/CHARLES The Great- b 742. succeeded his father Pepin, king of the franks in 768. crowned emperor of romans in 800. d. 814. 46 year reign. dad divided the kingdom between Ch and his bro Carloman, but he died in 771. in addition too the franks emp, also burgandy, allemamia', aquitaine, brittony, frisia, thuringia, and bavaria. protected popes against greeks and lombards and champion of christianity against saracens on theSW and the heathensaxons of the NE. maintained and extended the influence of christian culture and steps toward converting the military monarchy into an organized polity.
1st supress a rising in aquitaine 772, began great mission in life, conquest and conversion of saxons which took 32 years of warfare. w/exception of frisians, the saxons were last remnant of old germanic resistance to the franks + last germanic champions of odin against christianity. Ch never had trouble vanquishing the hapless saxons + the loose confederation, it was hard to find a leader to depose and make treaty(like iWaq? how about sadr? or is it the taliban?) they encroached on his eastern frontier, was his 1st attempt. stormed their fortress, overthrew the Irminsul, column shaped idol reveared by the saxons, destroyed the sanctuary of odin and compelled the westphalian saxons to submit.
events in italy demanded Ch's attention. crossed the alps + attacked the lombards. victory, dethrowned Desiderius + took crown for himself 774. saxons acting up again, expelled the franks. Ch attacked + in 2 campaigns, enforced submission of entire saxon confed, received homage of the saxon warriors. 1000 whom submitted to baptism. 777 Ch crossed the pyrenees and conquered to the ebro. on retun, rearguard attacked, cutoff.Roland, then leader, slain, and overthrow of franks, transformed and wrought up, became themes of songand romance in 778. Ch march home hastened by general revolt of saxons, assisted by danes. Ch viictorious, but as soon as he left, the saxons mad w/ revenge + hate, took arms. massecre of Verden(782) where 4500 saxons slain in cold blood, only pissed off the saxons more, but their anger no match for Ch, again defeated, their forced leader W, hikind, to submit to god and be baptised. 785. frnkish organization, political and religious installed.
Germany now Xtian. 1000's of saxon families deported into other provinces + and more loyal franks put in their place. not till 804 that resistance quelled.
788, bavaria absorbed. their duke Thassilo, who displeased Ch + his subjects by alliance w/ heathen avars + greeks, dethrowned in 791. followed by expedition against the avars, a savage robber nation of mongols in hungary. victory, but called away. his lieutenants finished the job 798 + german colonists introduced. pannonia added.
campaign in the elbe + bohemia against danes, wends, + czechs. against slavish + scandanavian heathens. also in spain fighting moslims.
his genius + energy succeeded in arresting the political disintegration in interest of culture + order. 800 crowned caesar in rome. GOOD GOVERNMENT. governors(markgrafens) stationed in districts. 2 assemblies a year. Ch died 814. empire disolved w/out him. left writings.
