The Germanic Kingdoms
after Charlemagne died
Louis I, Louis the Pious, became ruler and was very bad and was destine to fail because how the empire was set up
Charlemagne and Carloman
it was their job to co-rule the empire but 3 years into it, Carloman died and Charlemagne became the sole ruler of the empire
Charlemagne's Empire
known as European Empire
Alfred the Great
leader of the Anglo-Saxons; great leader; very powerful; rules the Wessex and is able to force the Danes into north-west England; he makes his people Christian
Franks geography
less influenced by Rome; far from Rome
Lombard's
live in northern Italy; try to take Rome so the pope asked Pepin to attack them and he will be strong- Pepin and the Church have a very good relationship
thegn
overseer- judge
compurgation
people that spoke for your innocence- character witness
Carolingian Renaissance
promoted learning; educate priests and gov't officials; Carolingian Miniscule- upper and lower case letters
conquered people
rebelled and there were harsh punishment
salic
salty
warrior in the song
showed pride, bravery, and loyalty
Italy was overrun by Germanic chieftains
what happened after the fall of Rome
the Western Roman Empire
what land did the Germanic peoples invade
north Africa
where did the Vandal's originate
Franks
which tribe invaded France and Western Germany
Ostrogoths
which tribe invaded Italy
Visigoths
which tribe invaded Spain
Angles and Saxons
which tribes invaded Britain
so that the priests could teach the people because the group was the principal source of leaning
why were the Anglo-Saxon's made chronicle
reasons for stability
written laws, stable gov't, and the introduction of the Catholic Church
777 or 778
'Song of Roland' was made
Song of Roland
(story in notebook)
493
Clovis marries a Christian princess
Anglo-Saxon's Law
1st set of laws in England; before there was chaos; they were not concerned with justice but fighting; customs have greatly influenced modern law
5th century
Angels, Saxons, and Jutes come and conquer land from Scandonavia and the people that lived there, the Selts, were pushed up into Scotland and Ireland
496
Battle of Tolbiak; he prayer to God to be victorious and he is so he converts
7th century
Christianity was introduced to Scandonavia
Battle of Tours
Muslim's went to go into Europe and Hammer's army defeats them and keeps them out of Europe
later in 476
Odoacer makes the E.R.E. his enemy; Theodoric, the chief of the Ostrogoth tribe, is asked to take out Odoacer
original name of Franks
Salic Franks
after Theodoric is asked to kill Odoacer
a five year war is started and Theodoric kills Odoacer himself and the Ostrogoth's win the war
Wergild
a man's price- fine; how much a man was worth; determined by social class
476
after this year, the western Roman Empire no linger existed; total chaos; Odoacer becomes ruler of Italy, becomes allies with the Eastern Roman Empire, and calls himself the overlord
after Odoacer becomes the ruler of Italy
all of the land is divided among small and disorganized Germanic tribes; only unity is through the Christian Church and the Church becomes very powerful
trial of Ordeal
an accused person had to undergo physical challenges to decide if they were innocent or guilty
Clovis
became king at 15; wanted to take over as much land as he could; given credit for converting most of Europe; he was the 1st Germanic ruler to be Christian; gives himself the title "Augustus"; 1st king of what would become France
Charles the Great/ the Hammer
becomes king of the Franks
Tours
border of France and Spain
death of Louis I
civil war breaks out among the sons, one of them died and the others had a tie, so came the Treaty of Verdun
Carolingian Family
could be related to Clovis
monks
crucial; copied manuscripts; saved about 8000 ancient writings
Charlemagne's 1st defeat
described on the 'Song of Roland'
ceorls
dooms men- jury; decided if you were guilty or not
3rd century
during this century, Germanic peoples had begun to invade
Odoacer
got very powerful; famous because he is the Germanic chieftain that takes out the last Western Roman Emperor
Louis I
had 4 sons that he could not control
Salic Law
had the customs and traditions
Saxon's
have a rebellion and in one afternoon 4500 people were killed
Pepin III/ Pepin the Short
he and his sons made an agreement with the Church- Pepin becomes king by the grace of God
as Charlemagne conquered lands
he converted them to Christianity and the people that he conquered had 3 options: leave the country, become Christian, die
by the time Clovis was 23
he had taken over all the tribes in northern France
after Clovis converts
he takes S and E France and converts the people to Christianity; the Franks are known as defenders and representers of the Faith; he tried to write a code of law that was like the Roman code of law
Theodoric
he tries to maintain the Roman customs; he preserved Roman laws; he kept the military power for the Ostrogoth tribe; very wise ruler and gets the loyalty of all the people
Frankish empire expanded
included Western and Central Europe
after Theo.'s death
independent principalities are made when the successors of him fight over the land because he did not leave a plan
Charlemagne/ Charles the Great
son of Pepin III; born in 742; before he was the ruler, he had good experience as a military general and he conquered a lot of land; he preferred peace but when at war he was a harsh enemy and strong leader; undisputed ruler of all of Europe and half the Christian world at the time; can not read; 5 wives and many mistresses; 14 children
Treaty of Verdun
split the land among the 3 sons left; the lands became: Italy, France, and Germany; their descendants do the same thing that they did and the land gets split up again
greatest achievement of Clovis
stopped the invasions of other Germanic tribes from the east- starts stability and unity for the 1st time since the Empire
Visigoth's
taken over by muslim's
8th century
the Danes, AKA the Vikings, invade England
due to Theo.'s rule
there is peace for 3 decades
after Clovis died
there was no plan and his 4 sons ruled after fighting; Gaul was divided into 4 kingdoms: Austrasia, Neustria, Burgundy, and Aguitaine
Vandals
they captured and plundered Rome
455
this was the year that Rome was captured and plundred
Charlemagne as Roman Emperor
title- Emperor of the Romans- joined the Roman, Christian, and Germanic Empires; at his coronation, the Pope puts the crown on Charlemagne- pope gets a lot of political power