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Charlemagne: Man and Myth

 

            
            
             In 476 ad the Roman Empire was under attack from Germanic barbarians from all .
             The city of Rome itself had already been sacked. In 476 the Saxons and .
             Lombards attacked the last strong city of the empire. Romulus Augustus the last emperor .
             of Rome was there. In front of a crowd of Roman people Romulus was beheaded, so too .
             was the Roman Empire. Europe without a super power like Rome was like a dark room .
             without a light. The Germanic tribes were eventually made civilized, but the idea that .
             Rome was dead still placed Europe in the dark ages. Since there was no Roman Emperor .
             that meant there was no Rome. Europe would stay in the dark ages for 300 years, until .
             the birth of a new king, a new emperor, a man named, Charlemagne.
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             From the moment he was born it seems the Charles was destined to do great .
             things. He came from a line of great men. It seemed that talent for winning arguments .
             through both political intrigue and war were in his blood. His grandfather was a .
             German noble named Charles Martel. In the late 600's Europe was under constant attack .
             from the Arab nations of the Moors and the Saracens. They were attempting, in their .
             Jihad, to conquer the frail Christian Europe. This is where Charles Martel came in. The .
             kings of Europe chose Charles Martel to lead an army to the last line of defense in .
             Europe. Europe had two borders with Muslims, the stronghold of Constantinople to .
             the east, and the stronghold of Tours to the west in France. Charles Martel led his army .
             there and fought the Muslims. In his strategic brilliance he ordered his men to get off of .
             their horses and form a shield wall to deflect the arrows being hurled at them. It worked .
             and eventually the Arabs were forced to withdraw. Thanks to Charles Martel there is a .
             Christian church and the Muslims never got further into Europe than Spain. Charles the .
             great was descended from another great mind. His father was Pepin the Short. Pepin was .


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