Chapter 15 Flashcards by Marcia Young

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Saxony

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Franconia

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the Rhine River

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duke of Saxony

Henry the Fowler

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chosen by Conrad to succeed him as king of Germany

Henry the Fowler

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son of Henry; succeeded his father

Otto

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took title of emperor; first Holy Roman emperor

Otto

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name used by Otto and his successors for their united kingdom of Germany

Holy Roman Empire

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“Not a piece of gold wil be given you. Our truce is ended.”

Henry the Fowler

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technique and sport of hunting game with a falcon

falconry

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territory under rule

domain

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What had become of Charlemagne’s empire and what threats was it facing?

A hundred years since Charlemagne’s death, his empire was fragmented into seven kingdoms. NO direct descendants of Charlemagne still lived. Parts of the German territories were under attack by the Magyars in the south and later by Danes in the north.

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Denmark

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Chester

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London

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Saxon king in western England; conquered Danes and established border between Danish and Saxon rule in England

Alfred the Great

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West Saxon king; killed in battle with the Danes

Ethelred

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succeeded by Alfred

Ethelred

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"You, King Alfred, were teh wondering minstrel?"

Guthrum

"I will give you your liberty if you will become a Christian and never again make war on my people."

Alfred

sheep skin treated to use as a writing medium

parchment

itinerant poet-singer of the Middle Ages

minstrel

Date of Alfred the Great's first English naval victory

875

How did Alfred become king?

Alfred became king after his older brother Ethelred was killed fighting the Danes.

Why did he build a navy?

As more and more Danes were coming over from Denmark, Alfred built a navy to be able to fight them in their own element and defeat them or disrupt them before they could land.

875 AD

Alfred the Great: first English naval victory

raided Britain and northern Europe for over two centuries

Norsemen

Icelander; established short-lived colony in Labrador

Leif the Lucky (Leif Eriksson)

led raiding parties up the Seine

Rollo

established what became the duchy of Normandy

Rollo

king of France; made peace with Rollo and granted him and his people the Normandy territory

Charles the Simple

"Let us make ourselves homes here, and I and my Vikings will become your vassals."

Rollo

"Never will I bend my knee before any man and no man's foot will I kiss."

Rollo

demonstration of allegiance to a feudal lord

homage

agricultural peasant; member of the lowest feudal class

serf

subject of a feudal lord

vassal

What territory in France did Rollo acquire, and what was required of him in return?

Rollo's grant was the territory now called Normandy. Rollo was obliged to hold and show allegience to the king, and to provide troops for the king's army in times of war.

first king to rule England as a united kingdom

Egbert the Saxon

chiefs of the Jutes; early Germanic settlers in England

Hengist and Horsa

legendary and partly mythical Briton king

King Arthur

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Norway

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Paris

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Rouen

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Seine River

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Britain

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Wales

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Ireland

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Wessex

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the North Sea

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(English) Channel

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Find Ireland.

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resisted Anglo-Saxon invasions

King Arthur

missionary who spread Christianity in Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Saxon invasions

St. Patrick

"Oh, they would be angels instead of Angels if they were only Christians, for they certainly have the faces of angels."

the monk Gregory

solving dispute; making peace of friendship

conciliation

How did Egbert end up at the court of Charlemagne?

Egbert claimed the kingship of Wessex, but the people supported another man. Egbert fled to Charlemagne.

How did this experience influence him and affect English history?

Egbert was impressed by and learned from the many innovations of Charlemagne. He returned to England and established there, the sytem of Charlemagne. He persuaded or forced the petty kings to recognize his rule as the first king of a unified England.