HIS101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Plate Armour, Military Elite, Social Inequality
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Charlemagne; violent and keen on spreading christianity through northern and eastern. Europe ( northern and eastern germany) fought against muslims. Defended the pope and he was crowned of holy roman emperor in 1800. Regulate use of violence, took role as a christian king seriously - wanted to limit the use of violence. Established protection over church, widows, orphans; regarded violence against these people as violence against the king. Suppress or limit retaliation and feuding violence. Fair amount of violence that his laws were meant to suppress or regulate still took place. medieval government did not have affective policing authorities - dif cult to enforce laws. Important that there was a functioning state/ public order that people could turn to. ( the king would protect them in some form) Fell apart in the 10th century after charlemagne son took over. New kings arrived but the extent of there power was limited; capetians in france, ottoman in.
