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This is the first 1,000 characters of 3092 words (12.37 pages) in the essay titled Life of Charlemagne “…And although his body was not pierced by the sword, the trial of many sufferings, the perilous combats in which he engaged, his daily willingness to die for the conversion of the infidel, have made of him a martyr.”The Medieval Age is thought of as a dark time, where everything tended to be bleak and dismal, however there was light all through this period, and many institutions we have today were created and formed during this time. Out of this great time, we get great leaders, some of who are Alfred, Arthur, and Charlemagne. Charlemagne was the great leader and protector of the Franks, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and conqueror of Lombardy. He was a great man even by today’s standards. He stood up for what he believed in and protected what he had. Much of what we know of Charlemagne comes from “The Life of Charlemagne”, written by Einhard, who was a friend of Charlemagne, and was a later advisor to his son. Charlemagne, also known as Charles I, was born in 742. He was the son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada. “Little is known about his childhood, no one was around at the time of Einard’s writing who would have remembered it” . Charlemagne s roots can be traced back to Ansegis, Mayor of Austrasia and Begga. His most famous ancestors however, were his father and grandfather, Pepin the Short and Charles Martel, respectively. “After the death of Pepin the Short, in 768, Charlemagne and his brother Carloman were proclaimed kings by their supporting nobles, and... |
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Keywords: life of charlemagne, pepin the short, charles martel, holy roman empire, austrasia, infidel, brother carloman, charles i, medieval age, gascony, todays standards, dark time, great leaders, lombardy, great man, martyr