The Accomplishments Of Charlemagne

Charlemagne was a christian emperor during the middle ages who ruled a large sum of western Europe from the late 700’s to the early 800’s. As a strong and energetic emperor, Charlemagne had many accomplishments during his reign which range from many of his political achievements to creating a school inside his palace where he heavily promoted and supported education. Charlemagne’s political background was extensive since he was the king of the Franks and spent a lot of his time in warfare. Charlemagne also converted many to Christianity. Some may claim that Charlemagne was the reason for the survival of Christianity in western Europe. Charlemagne was a christian ruler who successfully made an attempt spread christianity throughout the area today known as France, Belgium, western Germany, and the Netherlands. Einhard, one of the authors of the book Two Lives of Charlemagne, was a frankish scholar and courier who was born in Germany in the late 700’s. Einhard’s effort stood out in Charlemagne's classes which allowed him to attend Charlemagne’s palace school where he quickly became Charlemagne’s dedicated advisor and personal friend. Einhard wrote the book in Germany during the year 830 and dedicated the book to Adrian

Charlemagne made decisions on which battles to fight, who to choose as his allies, and how he can improve the land he ruled. Although it is possible that not every decision that Charlemagne made was the best choice, most of his important decisions were documented by Einhard. Naturally, Einhard would want to portray all decisions good or bad because it was a huge part of Charlemagne’s life as a high king. All decisions Charlemagne made had a huge impact to many people, allies or enemies, during the time of his ruling. Charlemagne made many decisions which include who to become allies with, which battles to fight, and how to improve his