283.5 About Charlemagne's biography and the Anglo-Saxon currency
Previously, I had been using the term "Middle Ages" interchangeably with the Anglo-British era.
However, with the review of the materials, although the Middle Ages can include the Anglo-Saxon era, the span is too long, and the Anglo-Saxon era should be more precise.
This book is supposed to belong to the middle Ansar period.
I don't know why I saw more information in the early Ansar period than in the middle period???
As mentioned in the text of the previous chapter, in the later period, the various currencies circulating in the market were very cumbersome and relatively universal.
Kent was the first to be issued during the Ansar Seven, as well as the Union Gold Coins, and the King of Ella coins are also contemporary.
Let's reconstruct the monetary system so that we can have a clear view of prices.
Since I found detailed examples, I decided to write the British pound (eagle pound),
There is also the use of daily currency in the era of the Ansar Seven Kingdoms, and the use of ancient Roman money, which I will discuss again when I have time.
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As I mentioned before, many scholars have discussed that Charlemagne's attack on Saxony caused great turmoil in Northern Europe.
The heretics trembled and huddled, and a large number of them fled north.
I read Charlemagne's biography today
19. As I have mentioned the Northmen I will show by an incident drawn from the reign of your grandfather in what slight estimation they hold faith and baptism. Just as after the death of the warrior King David, the neighbouring peoples, whom his strong hand had subdued, for a long time paid their tribute to his peaceful son Solomon: even so the terrible race of the Northmen still loyally paid to Lewis the tribute which through terror they had paid to his father, the most august Emperor Charles. Once the most religious Emperor Lewis took pity on their envoys, and asked them if they would be willing to receive the Christian religion; and, when they answered that always and everywhere and in everything they were ready to obey him, he ordered them to be baptised in the name of Him, of whom the most learned Augustine says:“If there were no Trinity, the Truth would never have said:‘Go and teach all peoples, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.’” The nobles of the palace adopted them almost as children, and each received from the emperor’s chamber a white robe and from their sponsors a full Frankish attire, of costly robes and arms and other decorations.
This was often done and from year to year they came in increasing numbers, not for the sake of Christ but for earthly advantage. They made haste to come, not as envoys any longer but as loyal vassals, on Easter Eve to put themselves at the disposal of the emperor; and it happened that on a certain occasion they came to the number of fifty. The emperor asked them whether they wished to be baptised, and when they had confessed he bade them forthwith be sprinkled with holy water. As linen garments were not ready in sufficient numbers he ordered shirts to be cut up and sewn together into the fashion of wraps. One of these was forthwith clapped upon the shoulders of one of the elder men; and when he had looked all over it for a minute, he conceived fierce anger in his mind, and said to the emperor:“I have gone through this washing business here twenty times already, and I have been dressed in excellent clothes of perfect whiteness; but a sack like this is more fit for clodhoppers than for soldiers. If I were not afraid of my nakedness, for you have taken away my own clothes and have given me no new ones, I would soon leave your wrap and your Christ as well.”
This is the text.
Vita Karoli Magni is a history book of the life of Charlemagne in the 9th century, consisting of two parts, the first by Einhard and the second by the monk of St. Gower's monastery (anonymous). Historians generally consider this work to be the first to record the kings of Europe. Einhard is thought to have paroded Suetonius's Twelve Emperors of Rome in this work.
I won't go into detail about the origin of the book, etc.
There's really a lot to be told about Charlemagne.
All of you are English level 10, and you don't need to explain it in detail, that's what I mentioned above.
The baptism of the Danes to deceive them into tribute is the content of these two accounts.
Do you feel that the knowledge has been similar in ancient times.
I found that there were many believers in the Viking era, but there were also a lot of people who could be bought.
Many of them have also been recorded, and I wonder if I can find more in French.
For example, the book History of the Frankish Kingdom also contains a lot of information.
There are also some articles that I read today and found (overturn articles) against various atrocities about the early Vikings.
It is believed that many of the materials are contemporary Anglo-Saxon nobles and Frankish aristocrats, who collect money to go black because of the prejudice of their own positions.
I'll discuss both the pros and cons a bit.
I write about the Seven Kingdoms, and my ass is naturally in the Seven Kingdoms, and if I have the opportunity to write Vikings one day, it will definitely be a good person and good thing in Viking.
For example, they help the old lady cross the road, clean and hygienic.
I've read some information on the foreigner forum before, and I can't stand it.
I asked a few native English speaking friends about those academic works, and it was still difficult for me to understand.
In fact, if the season is more than 2,000 words, I think I can be very verified.
(No, it's a break, no need to ask)