Positively Medieval. Jamie Blosser

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СКАЧАТЬ since the envious are never anything but envious, so those who live in Rome often rise up and protest whenever a strong pope is raised to the apostolic see. In this fashion, a group of envious Romans rose up against Pope Leo III, falsely accusing him of a horrible crime and attempting to blind him as punishment. The pope had a message secretly sent by his servants to Michael, the Emperor of Constantinople, but he refused all assistance…. Therefore the holy Leo invited the invincible Charles to come to Rome….

      Now Charles, always prepared for war, though he had no idea why he was being summoned, came at once with his soldiers and attendants, coming as head of the world to the city that had once been head of the world. And when the envious Romans heard of his sudden coming, they immediately fled and hid in various hiding places, cellars, and dens, just as sparrows hide themselves when they hear the voice of their master….

      Afterwards Charles stayed and visited Rome for a few days. During this time, the pope called together everyone who could come from the surrounding area and then, in the presence of these and of the knights of the invincible Charles, the pope declared him to be the Emperor of Rome and the Defender of the Roman Church.

      Now Charles had no idea this was coming: he couldn’t exactly turn it down, since he recognized it had been divinely preordained for him, but he made it clear that he was not exactly grateful for his new title. For his main concern was for the Greeks in the East, who would probably be envious of his title and plan some harm against his kingdom of the Franks.

       Charlemagne’s Imperial Legislation

      As emperor, Charles went to great lengths to restore law and order to a region that had been lawless for nearly four centuries. He also worked hard to promote Christian ideals and advance the missionary efforts of the Church in an area that had hitherto been flooded with pagan shrines. The following brief selections from various legal documents show some of the typical patterns found in Carolingian legislation: a concern for justice and the promotion of Christian values, and the use of clergy and monks as civil servants.

      First, the Lord Emperor has sent embassies throughout his whole kingdom, composed of the wisest and most prudent nobles, including bishops and archbishops, abbots and pious laymen, to facilitate just laws for all men, enforced through local chapters. Moreover, anywhere that laws are found not to be right and just, he has ordered these embassies to inquire into these cases most diligently and report back to him, so that, God willing, he can reform them.

      And let no one, through ingenuity or cleverness, dare to oppose or disobey the written law or the verdicts decided upon, as so many are inclined to do. And let no one do injury to God’s churches, to the poor, to widows, wards of the state, or to any Christian.

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