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Charlemaine

goodness was through the Church. Without the church he felt life and all his endeavors would be pointless. The war with the Saxons ended on the certain conditions imposed by Charles. He said they had to end their devil worship and adopt the Christian faith. He wanted them to be united with the Franks and become one people with them (pg. 63). Before Charles came to power the Frankish society was in anarchy. Excluding the church followers the people had forgotten education and the arts, which they had once possessed. The people were acting unruly and out of order; they were acting like barbarians neglecting everything sacred to Charles. His goal was to make the government strong and stable. Charles created stability and re-established the government. He brought religion and education to enlighten the people. He brought spirituality to them and created a meaningful existence. He also conquered and Christianized the barbarians, and by doing so expanded his empire. The life he created for the people was not just the nobles it was for the peasants as well. He had great compassion for the peasants. Charlemagne felt that the government was there to benefit those it governed. He felt he should help the people, not just rule over them. Although Charles was the monarch he involved himself in every facet of the kingdom. The government workers were often careless and unfair. Charles worked to end this problem. He expanded their work, wrote down everything they did and forced them to work in groups of people. This restored some law and order. Twice a year he summoned all the leading men to discuss the happenings in his empire. Anything that happened within the government did not go past him. Charles knew every aspect and he made the final decision. Thanks to Charles determination he was able to re-establish order to the Frankish Empire. He brought hope to his people he made their live rich. Charlemagne contributed to every aspect of their lives....

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