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Questions:

1) In what ways can Charlemagne be said to have presented himself and lived primarily as: A) a Frank (i.e. a German), B) a Roman, C) a Christian? In your considered opinion which of these three competing identities was strongest, and why?

Q2) How do Charlemagne and Einhard justify the Franks' conquest and treatment of the (Pagan) Saxons and (Christian) Lombards - both of whom were fellow Germanic peoples?

Q3) According to the provided sources, would Charlemagne's rule be best described as that of an Emperor (like Roman Emperors: e.g. Augustus, Tiberius, Vespasian, Hadrian etc.) or a Germanic Warlord (like earlier Frankish Kings: e.g. Clovis I)?

Q4) According to the provided primary sources, are the people and lords of Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire required to be loyal primarily to that Empire (the institution) or the Emperor Charlemagne himself (the individual)?

Q5) Compare and contrast the image of Charlemagne as a mortal human in Einhard's Life of Charlemagne to his role as a conqueror and ruler emphasized in the other sources. ii) What surprised you most about Charlemagne the man, or the everyday life and norms (behaviors) at the Carolingian court (as described by Einhard)?

Q6) Summarize Charlemagne's understanding of his role in bringing true Christian practice to the Germanic world (which had previously been dominated by the Arian heresy and Paganism).

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