HIST 1001 Lecture : Week 13 Notes
Document Summary
Clovis, who ruled from 485-511, was a teenage warlord who united all the frankish tribes by his success at fighting; marries clotilda. Clovis and his men all convert to christianity. Wergild => man price ; setting a price on warriors. Not a king of francia (what future france is called now) Gained his power from the loyalty of his men. Carolingians => dynasty taking over; the line of charles. In order to get his son to be king, charles asks the pope or bishops to anoint his son, peppen, so he can be chosen by god to be king. Peppen becomes king eventually, but is not very successful, rather his son, charles (the great), becomes a very successful king. Pope leo iii stated that he discovered constantine"s last will in the. The document stated that all of constantine"s land and wealth should be given to the pope in rome upon his death.
