the germans & franks
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- Who ruled the western empire for 15 years?
- odoacer.
- Who was Wodan's son?
- Thor.
- What year did the Vandals attack and burn Rome?
- 455 AD
- According to the Germans, what did law come from?
- the people.
- What did German soldiers have to carry around with them every day?
- their spear and shield.
- Who did Charlemagne first attack?
- Saxons.
- Did the Germans believe in Hospitality?
- Yes.
- What was Wodan the god of?
- war, poetry, learning, and magic.
- What city did Charlemagne rule his empire from?
- Aachen.
- What year did Charles the hammer LEAD his army to the battle of tours?
- 732 AD
- What year did Charles the Hammer DEFEAT the muslims at the battle of tours?
- 711 AD
- Who was Pepin's father?
- Charles Martel.
- When was Charlemagne declared emperor by the Pope?
- Christmas day, 800 AD
- What was the name of the German chief god?
- Wodan
- What were wooden fences that were built around houses?
- Stockades
- When did Pepin die?
- 768
- What was the name of pepin's 2 sons?
- Carloman & Charlemagne ("Charles the great")
- Who was the king of the East Goths (ostragoths)?
- Theodoric.
- What was Charlemagne's scholer's name?
- Alcuin.
- What is a count?
- law court official.
- What were glass vessles, table articles, and jewlrey traded for?
- cattle.
- What year was Clovis chosen king of the Franks?
- 481 AD
- Who was Charlemagne's son?
- Louis the Pious.
- Where did the Franks live?
- the Rhine River.
- What were quarrels between families?
- Blood-Feuds
- What was Charles Martel's other name?
- Charles the hammer.
- What year did Charlemagne die?
- 814 AD
- What year did the West Goths defeat the Romans in the Battle of Adrianople?
- 378 AD
- How many sons did Louis have?
- three
- Who was one of the powerful "Mayors of the palace?
- Charles Martel.
- Where did Clovis set up his capital?
- Paris.
- What was Attila known as?
- "Little Daddy"
- Where did the Goths live before they separated?
- The Balkan Peninsula of Europe.
- Was the German legal system fair?
- No.
- What were some things that Germans grew in their farms?
- barley, rye, wheat, beans, and peas.
- What's a severe trial?
- Ordeal.
- What color robes did Clovis wear?
- Purple.