HIST 1F90 Lecture : Charlemagne, the Carolingian Empire, and the Birth of Europe (Lecture 3)
3 Oct 2011
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Hist 1f90: charlemagne, the carolingian empire, and the. Christmas day a. d 800 old st peter"s, rome. Kneels to pray and the pope, crowns him roman emperor. The rise of the carolingians: a medieval coup d"etat. Pippin iii (father of charlemagne) & childeric iii (last merovingian ruler) Pippin takes kingmanship and power from childeric. The papacy and the eastern roman empire. The papacy and the lombards in italy. The papacy in need of a protector. Iconoclasm controversy: a movement attacking the veneration of images. Charles the great = karolus magnus = charlemagne. 768-771 joint rule with his brother carloman. Consolidation and expansion of the frankish kingdom. Charles the war leader and the frankish army. 46 year reign- 53 military campaigns - 30 led in person. The saxon wars: 772=804; ferocity and savagery (4500 prisoners beheaded in one day 782) The spanish march: defeat at roncesvalles 778: count roland: the song of.
