Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Charlemagne

Charlemagne was one off the greatest kings during the middle ages and ruled from 768 to 814 he inherited military power and some land he was born on  April 2, 742 one of the first things he did was the conquest of Saxony in 772 and it lasted 30 years but converted the pagan Saxons to Christianity he was a very religious person and he made many people convert to his religion he never lost a military campaign and he built up education during the middle ages and he started to get every one out by promoting education and building many other things  just as things were beginning to go well the vikings came along and started destroying things again just as Charlemagne died.he also enjoyed to learn how to read and right withc was unusual for a warrior king back then. he expanded and united some of Europe and spread Christianity.

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