How Charlemagne Changed Throughout The Dark Ages

During the Dark Ages, the European continent was in total chaos. There were multiple wars going around the continent by different tribes who were trying to take total control of the land. The people living in that time period did not have a chance to obtain knowledge or live in a peaceful society. People were living in constant fear and fighting for survival. Things were about to change very soon because the light was going to shine onto Europe. The Frankish kingdom was going to be ruled by the 1st powerful king of all of European history and his name is Charlemagne. He was a respected and memorable king throughout history because of his leadership. He had a powerful military and successful military campaigns. It allows him to secure so much

He is mainly looking towards at the other kingdoms and trying to understand what is making them thrive. He knew that other kingdoms were paying a lot of attention towards education and political system. He also notices that each kingdom had a specific location where they would store valuable texts. Charlemagne would spend in his free time reading different subjects and expanding knowledge. He made his children get a proper education because he “was so concerned for the education of his sons and daughters” (Einhard 33). Charlemagne understood that education can help to make new developments and create a better system in the kingdom by having more educated people. He viewed that “educational reform as a central aspect of his vision for Christendom” (171 Backman). He wanted religious officials in the church’s to educated because they can follow the same principals and teach it to the people properly. Charlemagne was not only focused on his own kingdom, but rest of the world as well. He would have communication and try to build relationships with those kingdoms. Charlemagne “loved foreigners and took great care in receiving them” (Einhard 34) He would trade with them and try to understand their systems. When Charlemagne saw something valuable from the other kingdoms then that he could incorporate the ideas into his own systems. In the “seventh century, the Carolingians had secured a … “Mayors of Place “… one of the administrative provinces of the … Kingdom” (146 Backman) He built a capital for the Frankish kingdom despite it not being a very large or lavish building, but it was showing development that the kingdom was making. It made it simple for Charlemagne to have important meetings and a place where can discuss about issues in the kingdom. Despite Charlemagne having various tasks in front of him he always had a strong relationship with the