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The Franks (Latin: Franci or gens Francorum) are historically first known as a group of Germanic tribes that roamed the land between the Lower and Middle Rhine in the 3rd century AD, and second as the people of Gaul who merged with the Gallo-Roman populations during succeeding centuries, passing on their name to modern-day France and becoming part of the heritage of the modern French people. Some Franks raided Roman territory, while other Frankish tribes joined the Roman troops of Gaul. In later times, Franks became the military rulers of the northern part of Roman Gaul. With the coronation of their ruler Charlemagne as Imperator Romanorum by Pope Leo III in 800 AD, he and his successors were portrayed as legitimate successors to the emperors of the Western Roman Empire.
The Salian Franks lived on Roman-held soil between the Rhine, Scheldt, Meuse, and Somme rivers in what is now Northern France, Belgium and the southern Netherlands. The kingdom was acknowledged by the Romans after 357 AD. Following the collapse of Rome in the West, the Frankish tribes were united under the Merovingians, who succeeded in conquering most of Gaul in the 6th century. The Franks became very powerful after this. The Merovingian dynasty, descendants of the Salians, founded one of the Germanic monarchies that would absorb large parts of the Western Roman Empire. The Frankish state consolidated its hold over the majority of western Europe by the end of the 8th century, developing into the Carolingian Empire. This empire would gradually evolve into the state of France and the Holy Roman Empire.
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Military and Political Achievement of Clovis I. Sources : "Clovis, de l'Histoire au Mythe" de Laurent Theis "Sainte Geneviève" de Joël Schmidt "Histoire des Francs" de Grégoire de Tours Music : "Crusader Kings 2" ost.
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As the Roman Empire draws to a close, from out the north a confederation of tribes band together under a powerful leader. These fierce marauders became known as the Franks. Even by Roman provincial standards, they are more ferocious warriors than most. In 354, wracked by civil war, the Roman northern frontier essentially collapses, and Gaul is inundated with a tide of savage invaders from Germany, led by Merovech (French Mérovée, German Merowech) c. ad 450, king of the Salian Franks from whom Frankish tradition held the Merovingian dynasty to have taken its name. He was the father of Childeric I (d. 481/482) and grandfather of Clovis I (c. 466--511). Nothing definite is known of Merovech's life, but an early myth made him the son of a sea god. He is mentioned in Gregory of Tours's ...
Clovis (Latin: Chlodovechus; c. 466 – c. 511) was the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler, changing the form of leadership from a group of royal chieftains to rule by a single king and ensuring that the kingship was passed down to his heirs. He succeeded his father in 481, at the age of fifteen. He conquered the remaining rump state of the Western Roman Empire at the Battle of Soissons (486), and by his death in 511 he had conquered much of the northern and western parts of what had formerly been Roman Gaul. Clovis is important in the historiography of France as "the first king of what would become France". Clovis is also extremely significant due to his conversion to orthodox Chalcedonian Christianity in 496, largely at the behest of his wife, C...
Some people on YT have requested an english translation of that french documentary about Clovis, I did my best. This is the first episode of a series about the Kings of France.
Charlemagne ( 2 Apr 742/747/748 – 28 Jan 814), also known as Charles the Great (Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I - He took the Frankish throne from 768 and became King of Italy from 774. From 800 he became the first Holy Roman Emperor — the first recognized emperor in Western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. The expanded Frankish state he founded is called the Carolingian Empire. The oldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon, Charlemagne became king in 768 following the death of his father. He was initially co-ruler with his brother Carloman I. Carloman's sudden death in 771 under unexplained circumstances left Charlemagne as the undisputed ruler of the Frankish Kingdom. Charlemagne continued his father's policy towards th...
Charlemagne was King (768-814) and emperor (800-814) of the Franks. He is seen as one of the greatest conquerors in history. He conquered the Lombard Kingdom, Saxony, Bavaria and the Spanish March. But his reign is also famous for a cultural florescence, the Carolingian Renaissance. On the height of his power he was crowned to emperor in Rome by the Pope.
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The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000 (HIST 210) Professor Freedman begins his discussion of Gregory of Tours' history of the Merovingian kings. This history differs markedly from the classical invective style used by Procopius. Gregory of Tours' account seems more random by comparison and emphasizes the intervention of the supernatural in everyday life, particularly through the miracles of St. Martin of Tours. Gregory begins his account by showing how Clovis established Frankish hegemony and secured the prominence of the Franks in the post-Roman West. That the Franks were the first Catholic (as opposed to Arian) people among the barbarian invaders also figures heavily in his account. Professor Freedman ends the lecture with a discussion of Clovis' sons, among whom Clovis had divided his emp...
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Get your free copy of this audiobook: http://copydl.space/mabk/30/en/B019HOA3AQ/audiobook By the mid-eighth century, no centralized European authority had yet arisen to take the place of the Roman Empire since its collapse. But in Germany, the Frankish dynasty began to establish itself, and eventually their kingdom covered most of modern-day France as well as other parts of Central and Eastern Europe. In the midst of all of the chaos to control the land, one individual stood at the heart of the Franks' expansion: Charlemagne. A pious and arrogant leader, he made such an impact on the world he is still arguably one of the greatest kings to have ever ruled. Charlemagne established his dynasty and elevated his family's influence throughout Europe. His is a story full of violence and heroism, ...
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The greatest king of the Franks, Charlemagne, devoted his life to the task of living out a Christian ethic in the midst of the complicated politics of the early middle ages. While greatly expanding the Frankish kingdom, he at the same time established a new standard for educational opportunity, including both rich and poor, noble and common, male and female, in his vision for a culture in which the message of Christ would be carried throughout the regions under his influence. Charlemagne was not perfect, and his critics have often pointed out his failings, but on balance, given the nature of the times in which he lived, one can hardly help but be impressed with his achievements, and his consistent determination live according to the ethic of Christ. For more free resources, please visit ww...
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Composed by: Andreas Waldetoft [00:00] Main Title [02:47] Journey to Absolution [06:04] March to Holy Land [09:19] Kingdom of Jerusalem [14:02] The First Crusade [19:00] Crusaders [23:10] Siege of Kerak [25:18] Saladin Besiege Jerusalem [29:12] Krak Des Chevaliers [34:43] Order of the Temple [38:30] Path to Glory [41:32] Pilgrimage [43:17] The Franks [46:10] Tu Rex Gloriae [50:04] The Holy Sepulchre [54:20] Royal Marriage [57:46] Coeur De Lion [01:03:34] A King Is Dead [01:04:37] Te Donimum [01:08:19] Horns of Hattin and the Aftermath [01:13:46] The Last Crusade