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How large was Charlemagne's army? (at the beginning of his reign and his height)

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How much do we know about the lives of ordinary people and peasants during the early medieval period in Europe (~400-1000 AD) how was it similar or different to life in the ancient and high medieval world?

48 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did the cities of Early medieval Europe compare to those of the later Roman Empire? We're cities populous and wealthy, or just a clump of hovels amongst Roman ruins?

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Why was the Visigithic kingdom so thoroughly unstable?

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What would the royalty and nobility have worn in the 6th and 7th centuries? Especially in the Frankish kingdoms?

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Besides the wars of the roses, are there any other examples of, "Bastard Feudalism" in the medieval world? (Including beyond europe!)

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In The Merovingian Kingdoms by Ian Wood, he states that Chilperic I made poor poetry. Do we have any of this poetry nowadays, and is there a modern English translation of any of his work?

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How did medieval lords make their money from country side estates and yields?

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What did Merovingian cities look like compared to late roman ones?

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How would the size, organization, and equipment of a western European army differ and change from the fall of the western Roman Empire?

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How large was Charlemagne's army? (at the beginning of his reign and his height)	595	AskHistorians
How much do we know about the lives of ordinary people and peasants during the early medieval period in Europe (~400-1000 AD) how was it similar or different to life in the ancient and high medieval world?	48	AskHistorians
How did the cities of Early medieval Europe compare to those of the later Roman Empire? We're cities populous and wealthy, or just a clump of hovels amongst Roman ruins?	36	AskHistorians
Why was the Visigithic kingdom so thoroughly unstable?	36	AskHistorians
What would the royalty and nobility have worn in the 6th and 7th centuries? Especially in the Frankish kingdoms?	35	AskHistorians
Besides the wars of the roses, are there any other examples of, "Bastard Feudalism" in the medieval world? (Including beyond europe!)	32	AskHistorians
In The Merovingian Kingdoms by Ian Wood, he states that Chilperic I made poor poetry. Do we have any of this poetry nowadays, and is there a modern English translation of any of his work?	17	AskHistorians
How did medieval lords make their money from country side estates and yields?	15	AskHistorians
What did Merovingian cities look like compared to late roman ones?	14	AskHistorians
How would the size, organization, and equipment of a western European army differ and change from the fall of the western Roman Empire?	11	AskHistorians