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Period: Jan 1, 700 to
The Carolingian Reniassance
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Oct 10, 732
Battle of Tours
Charles "the Hammer" Martel had his army positioned stratigicly placed in the wooded area on a hill, giving them a huge advantage against the Moors. For six days neither army did anything, waiting for the other to make the first move. Unfortunately for the Moors, they were unprepaired for cold weather, after just coming from Spain. Not wanting to waste anymore time waiting for the cold to come, the Moors made the first move, and eventually lost the battle. -
Jan 1, 751
The Last Merovingian King
In this year, Pepin the Short takes over after kicking out the last Merovingian king. This starts the new lineage for the ruler of the Franks. There is a strong leadership role in each of the men in this line, starting with Pepin's father, Charles Martel, and going down to his son Charlemagne and grandson Louis. -
Crowning of Charlemagne
On Christmas day, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne "Emperor of the Romans" during mass. Leo really liked Charlemagne, because earlier (799) he was being threatened and harrassed by the Romans. So Leo ran to Charlemagne for help, knowing how powerful he was. Charlemagne, told Leo that he had his back and went to Rome to hold a council on December 1. Twenty three days later, Pope Leo III made him Emperor of the Romans. -
Pepin the Short Dies
In this year, Pepin the Short dies, leaving the empire to his two sons, Charlemagne and Carloman. Three years later Carloman dies, causing many people to become suspicious that Charlemagne had something to do with his death. Soon after his brother's death Charlemagne quickly unites the empires that were split after his fathers death. -
Bloody Verdict of Verden
This event was called the "bloody" Verdict of Verden because it is recorded that Charlemagne killed 4,500 Saxons, in the land now called Verden. One of the things Charlemagne wanted to do while he was alive was convert people to Christianity, although, threatning and massacreing them isn't a great way to go about doing this. It is said that he would kill people who wouldn't be baptized, would worship their false pagan gods, or just didn't practice other Christian ways of worship.
