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    atpire,

    buttheeastepart,beingofftheinrouteofthe

    greatgrations,hadosurviveandfeeblyntinued

    thetraditionsofrosaglory.

    duringthedaysofdisorderhetrue

    ``darkagesofhistory,thesixthahturiesofour

    era,thegerntribeshadbeenpersuadedtoaeptthe

    e

    asthepopeorspiritualheadoftheheniury,

    theanisinggeniusofcharlegnehadrevivedthe

    roneireandhaduhegreaterpartofe

    europeintoasie.durihturythis

    eirehadgoopieces.theea

    separatekingdofraheeastehalfhe

    holyrohegernnation,andtherulersof

    thisfederationofstatestheehattheyhe

    direaesarandaugustus.

    unfortuhepohekingsoffrancedidnot

    stretoatoftheirroyalresidence,he

    holyroneerorenlydefiedbyhispowerful

    subjectssuitedtheirfancyortheirprofit.

    toihepeople,the

    triangleofeeuropelookatpage128,pleasewasforever

    exposedtoattacksfrohreesides.ohlivedthe

    everdangeroushaedans.theeastwasravaged

    bythenorthefrontierdefenept

    fortheshortstretountains

    thercyofhordesofhuns,hungarians,slavsandtartars.

    thepeaeotepast,adreabr>

    ofthe``goodolddaysthatwasa

    questionof``fightordie,andquitenaturallypeoplepreferred

    tofight.foreanard

    dthereandfleadership.both

    kingandeerorenand

    stofeuropeintheyear1000usthelp

    theelves.theyittedtotherepresentatives

    ofthekingiheoutlyingdistricts,

    providedtheyuldprotectthegainsttheirenees.

    sooraleuropeallprincipalities,

    eaeruledbyadukeorauntorabaronorabishop,as

    thecaseghtbe,andanisedasafightingunit.these

    dukesanduntsandbaronshadsobefaithfultothe

    kingtheir``feuduenceourword

    ``feudal,iufortheirloyalservidacertain

    auntoftaxes.buttravelinthosedayshe

    ansofnicationheroyal

    orierialadnistratorsthereforeenjoyedgreatindependence,

    andhintheboundariesoftheirohey

    assudstoftherightsruthbeloheking.

    butyouakeastakeifyousupposedthatthe

    peopleoftheeleventhof

    govent.theysupportedfeudalisecauseitwasavery

    praaster

    usuallylivedinabigstonehouseerectedoopofasteep

    rockorbuiltbetoats,buthinsightofhis

    subjeaseofdahesubjectsfouerbehind

    thehebaronialstronghold.thatisheytried