Charles the Bald

This theological message conveyed by the diptych was probably not hidden to Charles the Bald. In talking about the king’s patronage of the Church, Eriugena claims that his generous patron was able to see in the many ornaments the sacred symbols of the heavenly kingdom. Charles was accustomed to the praise and recommendations of his royal poet and it is possible that Eriugena himself alerted the king about the illuminations’ spiritual meaning. As noticed by Paul Dutton, six of the paschal poems commissioned

The Carolingians extended their rule over most Western and central Europe in much less than one 1/2 of a century and became seemed as the renewers of the Roman Empire after the Imperial coronation of Charlemagne in 800. The Carolingian Empire carried out its best territorial extent throughout the reign of Charlemagne (768-814) who added Lombardy, Saxony, Danubian simple and Spanish March to the realm of the Franks. but, Charlemagne’s empire began to say no already below his successor Louis the Pious

With the patriarchy existing for thousands of years, one can only assume that it has been rocked more than a few times. But could it be in the ninth-century regarding marriage? Rachel Stone argues in her article that no, it can not be. That even when the patriarchy seemed to be shaken up, the power still remained with the men. This paper will provide a brief summarization and a review of the article, Bound from Either Side’: The Limits of Power in Carolingian Marriage Disputes, To 840–870, authored

The Carolingian Empire included much of the Western and central Europe however it collapsed in fewer than hundred years after the death of Charlemagne in 814. several factors caused weakening of the Carolingian Empire. The division of Frankish lands many of the male individuals of the Carolingian dynasty was a primary aspect. numerous factors contributed to the fall of the Carolingian Empire but the department of Frankish lands among male individuals of the Carolingian dynasty become one of the

In the two illuminations, a unity of appearance and attributes links Charles to the Lamb and sets in parallel the ways in which the earthly and heavenly rulers are honored. On facing pages, the Carolingian illuminators depicted parallel terrestrial and celestial ceremonies of the aurum coronarium. Just as Christ receives tribute in his heavenly court, so his terrestrial counterpart and reflection, Charles the Bald, receives homage in his earthly reign. The Lamb is in the dome of heaven; the king

Western Europe face after the death of Charlemagne (d. 814) and how were they resolved? Charlemagne(Charles the great) king of Frank was a great “warrior king”, he controlled the former European core of Western Roman empire, northern Italy and all Gaul and had absorbed its German and North sea periphery. Later in 814 charles died and the crown was passed to his sole heir, Louis the Pious. After Charles death Western Europe began its downfall from a once great united europe to a dozens of little states

One of the most interesting times in medieval history is the era known as the Viking Age. When these fierce sea-borne raiders rummaged and plundered European sea ports of their valuables and treasures. These Scandinavian inhabitants were known to most of the world as a barbaric group, when in reality, there style of attacking had more skill than the world had seen. They struck fear and intimidation into their victims and made the whole European seaboard quake in angst for their arrival. Not only

Situated at the closing of the First Bible of Charles the Bald, or the Vivian Bible, the illumination has its provenance in a wider space of cultural expression which was characterised by the confluence of religion and spheres of power within the Carolingian dynasty. The image further extends to represent an intersection of the genre of speculum principis with that of the visuality of art, of which Diebold notes ‘the Bible was the most important mirror of the ruler in the Carolingian era’. It is

biased towards painting a near perfect picture of Charlemagne’s reign as king and eventually emperor. There definitely seems to be a one sided view present, taking into consideration some of the opening statements Einhard prefaces his biography with: “Charles, that most excellent and deservedly most famous king,” and, “Here

The Carolingian Empire was inherently unstable due to its vast size, duration, and legacy of Louis the Pious and Charles the Bald. Lothar, son of Louis the Pious and brother of Charles the Bald attempted to conquer his brothers and fathers kingdom in order to become the next Holy Roman Emperor. In addition, it attracted the invaders, such as the Vikings . The empire, composed of many generations, strived to achieve Charlemagne’s longevity as king through accomplishments . Lastly the Carolingians