World History › Section K · The medieval West and the Crusades › Topic K.1
The post-Roman West in the early Middle Ages
After Roman rule ended in the west, Germanic kings, Christian clergy and Roman landowners built a new society together. This topic follows that society from the Ostrogoths and Franks to Charlemagne, the Vikings, the bonds of lord and vassal, and the very different world of al-Andalus.
In this topic
- Three traditions, one new society
- Theodoric and the Ostrogoths
- Clovis and the Franks
- Worked example: Gregory of Tours on Clovis
- Pepin, the pope and Charlemagne
- Worked example: the coronation of 800
- Monks, missions and minorities
- The empire divides; raiders arrive
- Lords, vassals and serfs
- Al-Andalus and the convivencia debate
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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