HIST 214 Lecture 6: sept 21st charlemagne

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Look for telling examples to use in essays. Germanic tribe who move into northern of gaul. After charlemagne separation of east, central and western frankia. Merovingian kings are puppet kings since prime minister figure has become the real person who governs. Words for king derived from karolus (in slavic languages) Similar to story of caesar who became emperor and now ruler names in germanic, persian, and russian come from his name (kaiser, tsar) Hagiography = writings about the holy, charlemagne is treated like a saint (in some traditions he is) An idea of european unity based on christendom and revived empire in. Revival of the roman empire in the west. In reality, it was improvised and fragile, and there was a need for legitimacy. Carolingians in legitimacy deficit since everyone knows they stole the throne from charlemagne. Carolingians had been prime ministers or myo loma of frankish kings.

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