Gaining Salvation The primary sources Juhel of Mayenne, Einhard, Life of Charlemagne, and the Benedict Rule share some similarities as well as some differences. Although they are different they share a common theme, which is the Church. Using primary sources from early medieval literature, it is evident that religion was very important to the people. The kings ruled the church and state. The church existed to help medieval people gain salvation. It was seen as a gift from God, founded by Jesus. Juhel of Mayenne starts off as a dispute between Juhel and Warin. Juhel asked both of his serfs, Rainuad Droolinus and Warin the Honest, for their land so that the monks could have sufficient plots to build their monastic buildings. …show more content…
Einhard was a monk who befriended Charlemagne and became a tutor for Charlemagne and Charlemagne’s children. Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was King of the Franks, reigning from 668-814. Charlemagne was illiterate and therefore he could not read the bible. Thus, Einhard tried to teach Charlemagne and his children how to read, to understand the bible. One of Charlemagne’s wars was the Saxon War. The Saxons were seen as Pagans and did not follow Christ; they committed murder, theft, and arson. Thus, the Franks got tired of it and declared war so that the Saxons could accept Christianity and change their ways. Thus, that war which had lasted for so many years ended on terms laid down by the terms laid down by the king and accepted by the Saxons, namely that they would reject the worship of demons, abandon their ancestral [pagan] rites, take up Christian faith and the sacraments of religion, and unite with Franks in order to form a single people …show more content…
Benedict, list rules on how to become a good monk. Benedict’s rule was popularized by Pope Gregory. Monks had a leader of the monastery called an Abbot. The Abbot’s responsibility for the monastery was to advise and support monks. Monks must obey the Abbot’s commands; being obedient without talking back was one of Benedict's rule. Monks were not allowed to speak. Speaking or asking questions about God was seen as a sin. Very seldom would monks speak; they would only talk because they wanted to get a particular job carried out efficiently. Their talk had to be of good and holy matters. Monks were told to read sacred texts, complete labor, and perform opus dei every day. However, the most important rule was to be humble. There are twelve steps to humility. Without doubt that descending and ascending is to be understood by us as signifying that we descend by exalting ourselves and ascend by humbling ourselves