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Charlemagne, one of the most famous figures in Western history, continues to attract the attention of contemporary scholars. Historian Chris Wickham argues in his book Medieval Europe, somewhat conventionally, that Charlemagne's leadership should primarily be seen through his military efforts. However, historian Janet Nelson in her recent biography, King and Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne, published in 2019 reveals a much more complex picture of Charlemagne that places much more emphasis on his Christian worldview and its impact on his life. My paper illustrates the challenge of writing a synthetic overview of such a large subject as Medieval Europe. I raise the issue of how should one read a survey of a large topic recognizing that the reader needs to be skeptical of overgeneralization and over simplification. PART OF SESSION 4A. SOCIETY AT WAR: Comment: Charity Urbanski, University of WashingtonChair: Dane J. Cash, Carroll College Melina Arciniega, University of Alaska Fairbanks, undergraduate student"Born and Bred in Blood: The Fall of the Aztec Empire" Rebecca Devereaux, Whitworth University, undergraduate student"Charlemagne: Nuancing the Conventional Narrative" Luke Lambert, Gonzaga University, undergraduate student"Sicut Regale: An Analysis of the Sovereignty and Rule of the Welsh Marcher Lords" Craig J. Verniest, Seattle University, undergraduate student"The Manifestation of Total War in the Mexican Revolution"

« Sans Mahomet Charlemagne est inconcevable. » Par cette formule devenue classique, Pirenne résumait sa fameuse interprétation économique du haut Moyen Age. Une fois perdu le contrôle de la Méditerranée sous la poussée des Musulmans, l'Europe, écartée des grandes routes commerciales, aurait été condamnée à se replier sur elle-même dans le cadre d'une organisation économique primitive à caractère agricole et autarchique. L'économie européenne de l'époque carolingienne aurait donc eu un caractère de réaction et de complet isolement, et ce par suite de l'agression des Musulmans.

Par Mr. Bonnaire De Pronville ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- J.germ. 21 r-1