HIST 1001 Chapter : Rise Of The Carolingians/Viking Invasions
Document Summary
In 732, martel leads the frankish people against the muslims at the battle of tours. In the process, he is able to extend to his son the title. In 751, he appealed to the pope in rome. Just so happened that pope zachary needed help as well because he was under siege by germanic tribes the lombards: needed an ally badly, concerned about the state of the church in the frankish. In the frankish church, many clergy were illiterate and corrupt: pope responds to pepin"s request by saying: he who has the power should also have the title , pepin removes the crown from the last merovingian. Leaves again: finally, charlemagne killed all of the people that didn"t want to convert, 8000 in one day, finally converted around 800. Expansion of the frankish kingdom: amassed a kingdom rivaling the roman empire in the west, brings back images of the stability and prosperity of the roman empire.
