CHAPTER 8 Medieval Empires and Borderlands: The Latin West The West Encounters and Transformations Levack/Muir/Veldman/Maas Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007
Chapter 8: Medieval Empires and Borderlands: The Latin West Levack et al., The West: Encounters and Transformations Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007 I. The Birth of Latin Christendom II. The Carolingians III. Invasions and Recovery IV. The West in the East: the Crusades
Chapter 8: Medieval Empires and Borderlands: The Latin West Levack et al., The West: Encounters and Transformations Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007 (A. Germanic Kingdoms) Franks into Gaul, late 3d century cultural blend Salians, 5th century Childeric (c ) Clovis ( ) Clotild, wife Christian Conversion 507, Vouillé defeats Alaric II 534, Burgunians 536, Provence Charles Martel ( ) I. The Birth of Latin Christendom A. Germanic Kingdoms Anglo-Saxon England Angles, Saxons 5th century coins disappear cities shrink Christianity
Chapter 8: Medieval Empires and Borderlands: The Latin West Levack et al., The West: Encounters and Transformations Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007 I. The Birth of Latin Christendom A. Germanic Kingdoms Visigoths Arians by 600, rule Iberia 711, conquered by Muslims Lombards control Italy, Langobardi Alboin (c ) 751, Aistulf defeats Exarchate of Ravenna
Chapter 8: Medieval Empires and Borderlands: The Latin West Levack et al., The West: Encounters and Transformations Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007 II. The Carolingians Pepin the Short deposes Merovingian king, 751 A. Charlemagne, Conquests Coronation Leo II ( ) Dec. 25, 800 Administration centralized capitularies Renaissance Aachen palace school Alcuin of York (c ) Einhard (c ) Life of Charlemagne ( ) Latin miniscule
Chapter 8: Medieval Empires and Borderlands: The Latin West Levack et al., The West: Encounters and Transformations Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007 II. The Carolingians B. The Division of Western Europe Louis I ( ) succeeds Charlemagne 843, Treaty of Verdun sons divide empire Charles the Bald (d.877) Lothair (d.855) Louis the German (d.876)
Chapter 8: Medieval Empires and Borderlands: The Latin West Levack et al., The West: Encounters and Transformations Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007 III. Invasions and Recovery A. The Polytheist Invaders Magyars (Hungarians) cross Danube by , Po valley 955, stopped by Otto I Árpád (d.907) dynasty Stephen I ( ) Vikings 793, Lindisfarne 843, winter over Britain Danish, Norse
Chapter 8: Medieval Empires and Borderlands: The Latin West Levack et al., The West: Encounters and Transformations Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007 III. Invasions and Recovery B. Rulers Lords and vassals personal bond C. After the Carolingians East Francia Dukes of Saxony Otto I the Great ( ) Liutprand of Cremona (c.920-c.972) West Francia Hugh Capet ( ) Robert II, the Pious ( ) Anglo-Saxon England Alfred the Great ( ) 1066, Norman Conquest D. Conversions Slavs Scandinavia Poland Prince Mieszko (c ) converts, 966 Donation of Poland, c.991
Chapter 8: Medieval Empires and Borderlands: The Latin West Levack et al., The West: Encounters and Transformations Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007 IV. The West in the East: the Crusades 1095, Clermont Urban II ( ) Peter the Hermit (c ) A. Origins of the Idea 1071, Manzikert Alexius Comnenus B. Crusading Warfare First Crusade, , Edessa Second Crusade, , Salahadin retakes Jerusalem Third Crusade ( ) Fourth Crusade sack of Constantinople
Chapter 8: Medieval Empires and Borderlands: The Latin West Levack et al., The West: Encounters and Transformations Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007 IV. The West in the East: the Crusades B. Crusading Warfare First Crusade, , Edessa Second Crusade, , Salahadin retakes Jerusalem Third Crusade ( ) Fourth Crusade sack of Constantinople