Religion In The Middle Ages Essay

NTRODUCTION

Throughout the Middle Ages, there were many changes taking place, caused by different tribes, kingdoms and Empires in conflict due to fighting over land, supply and cultural differences. One of the most defining differences was religion, which created a different belief system and values of a society. During the early Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire had the mission of the conversion and re-conversion of most of Western Europe. “Christianity had been well-established in Roman Spain, Gaul and Britain, but the Church had lost ground during the Germanic invasions of the 5th and 6th Centuries”. The Church had to convert the Germanic tribes who were considered to be barbarians into Christianity if they wanted to expand the religion to vast regions that practiced Paganism and make sure that Christianity was the

With the support of the Bishops, a large amount of wealth began to be gifted to Clovis I by the Bishop. The gifts from the Bishops and the wealth that ensued lead to the Merovingian Kingdom being full of extremely influential and wealthy citizens. With the conversion to Christianity, Clovis I’s battles became a part of holy wars against people that were non-believers of the Christian faith. This in many ways allowed him to have allies that were already allied with the Holy Roman Empire, giving Clovis a large amount of power. Becoming a Christian led to more positives than negatives, by having more power it led to winning a war against the Visigoths, who were pushed back to the Iberian Peninsula and allowed Christianity to give the Franks a greater security. The Battle of Tolbiac was a major turning point for Western Europe and religion, causing Christianity to gain more followers, thus gaining more power and influence in the rest of