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=Phase I Variables (polity-based)=

==General variables==

'''♠ RA ♣ Edward A L Turner ♥'''

''' ♠ Original name  ♣ Carolingian Empire II ♥ '''

''' ♠ Alternative names  ♣ Francia ♥ '''

''' ♠ Peak Date  ♣ 840 CE ♥ '''


====Temporal bounds====


''' ♠ Duration  ♣ 840-987 CE ♥ '''

'''♠ Degree of centralization ♣ loose; nominal ♥ ''' loose: 840-843 CE; nominal: 844-883 CE; loose: 884-887 CE; nominal: 888-987 CE

Partitioned after the Treaty of Verdun 843 CE, reunited briefly 884-887 CE. <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 333)</ref>

Rest of the time nominal, although there was no nominal ruler, only the "idea" of the Empire.

Treaty of Mersen 870 CE: kingdom divided into three. <ref>(Nicolle 2005, 7)</ref>

''' ♠ Supra-polity relations ♣ none ♥ '''

====Supra-cultural relations====

:''' ♠ preceding (quasi)polity  ♣ Carolingian Empire I ♥ '''
:''' ♠ relationship to preceding (quasi)polity ♣ continuity ♥ '''
:''' ♠ succeeding (quasi)polity  ♣ Proto-French Kingdom ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Supracultural entity ♣ Latin Christendom ♥ '''
:''' ♠ scale of supra-cultural interaction ♣ 17,000,000 ♥ ''' km squared.  Latin Christendom was roughly equivalent to the maximum extent of the former Roman Empire? The rough limits of Christianity in this period: the area that is now northeastern Germany would be converted by force under Charlemagne, while the area south of Rome, in particular Calabria, Puglia, and Basilicata, was as much part of the Eastern Orthodox world as that of Latin Christendom, although these distinctions did not exist then.



''' ♠ Capital  ♣ Aix La Chapelle ♥ ''' Location of the Carolingian palace. "Aix-la-Chapelle remained a principal royal and imperial residence until the later 9th century, when its importance declined with the breakup of the empire."<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 31)</ref>

''' ♠ Language  ♣  ♥ '''
====General Description====

:Members of the Carolingian Dynasty had served as mayors of the palace under the Merovingian kings from the late 7th century CE onwards, wielding substantial power behind the throne. In 752 CE, however, Childeric III (last of the Merovingian rulers) was deposed and they seized outright control of the Frankish realm.<ref>(Wood 1994, 292) Wood, Ian. 1994. The Merovingian Kingdoms 450-751. London: Longman. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/ARUIRN35.</ref><ref>(Morby and Rozier 2014) Morby, John E., and Charlie Rozier. 2014. Dynasties of the World. 2nd ed., online edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/acref/9780191780073.001.0001. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/3C5IVS6E.</ref> With the new dynasty the capital moved east: Aachen, or Aix-la-Chapelle, became the main royal residence of the Carolingian monarchs until the empire began to disintegrate in the 9th century.<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 31) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Aix-La-Chapelle.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 31-32. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/J93C7T3S.</ref>

:Charlemagne was the most powerful Carolingian king, but after his death in 811 CE, the empire stopped expanding. The year 811 also marked the beginning of a rise in sociopolitical instability that resulted ultimately in a complete split of the kingdom. After the 843 CE Treaty of Verdun, the Carolingian lands were partitioned among Louis the Pious' sons: Charles took the west, Louis the German the east, and Lothair took the Frankish territory between these two regions.<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 332) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Carolingian Dynasty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 328-34. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/F3ZBDZSD.</ref> The Treaty of Meerssen (870 CE) resulted in the absorption of the central Frankish realm into West and East Francia, forming a boundary that even now endures as the border between France and Germany.<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 332-33) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Carolingian Dynasty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 328-34. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/F3ZBDZSD.</ref> The empire was briefly reunited from 884 to 887 under Charles the Fat,<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 333) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Carolingian Dynasty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 328-34. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/F3ZBDZSD.</ref> but as a rule the Frankish lands remained politically fragmented from the mid-9th century to 987 CE, when power passed to the Capetian Dynasty.<ref>(Bouchard 1995, 312) Bouchard, Constance B. 1995. “Capetian Dynasty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 312-17. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/2SNRCJVG.</ref>

:This polity represents the late period of Carolingian rule, from 840 to 987 CE.

''Population and political organization''
:In the Carolingian era, the lands under Frankish control grew considerably and an administrative system was developed in order to govern this large territory.<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 329-30) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Carolingian Dynasty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 328-34. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/F3ZBDZSD.</ref> One official position that first appeared in this period was the ''missus dominicus'' (king's representative), who could be sent out from the court to inspect the counties and pass on the king's decrees.<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Carolingian Dynasty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 328-34. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/F3ZBDZSD.</ref> Decrees were sometimes set down in documents called capitularies.<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Carolingian Dynasty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 328-34. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/F3ZBDZSD.</ref> However, capitularies post-dating 843 CE are only found in West Francia, and they stopped being produced there too after the death of Charles the Bald in 877.<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Carolingian Dynasty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 328-34. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/F3ZBDZSD.</ref><ref>(Chazelle 1995, 318) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Capitulary.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 318-19. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/K3U2V585.</ref> This might suggest that the office of ''missus dominicus'' did not exist beyond that date and did not survive the rise in instability.

:The Carolingian kings ruled in an essentially decentralized fashion like the Merovingians before them. Control over the regions was delegated to fief holders, often hereditary vassals of the king.<ref>(Nicolle 1995, 18) Nicolle, David. 2005. Carolingian Cavalryman AD 768-987. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/QHXZFXS3.</ref> The king ruled by decree<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Carolingian Dynasty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 328-34. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/F3ZBDZSD.</ref> and under Charlemagne (r. 800-814 CE) counties were established as the basic unit of governance.<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Carolingian Dynasty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 328-34. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/F3ZBDZSD.</ref> Counts were responsible for enforcing local laws, dispensing justice and setting taxes.<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330) Chazelle, Celia. 1995. “Carolingian Dynasty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 328-34. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/F3ZBDZSD.</ref> By 850 CE, almost every county in West Francia also had a viscount, who assisted the count in his duties.<ref>(Boulton 1995, 1822) Boulton, D’A. Jonathan D. 1995. “Viscount/Viscounty.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 1822-23. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/IZK522AK.</ref>

:During Charlemagne's reign, the population of Gaul probably reached 5 million<ref>(Percy, Jr. 1995, 1415) Percy, Jr., William A. 1995. “Population and Demography.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 1415-17. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/QI73FMSM.</ref> but levels of urbanization were low in these supposed 'dark ages' of medieval France: no town reached over 10,000 inhabitants between the 8th century and 1000 CE.<ref>(Percy, Jr. 1995, 1739) Percy, Jr., William A. 1995. “Towns.” In Medieval France: An Encyclopedia, edited by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn, Lawrence Earp, and John Bell Henneman, Jr., 1739-40. New York: Garland Publishing. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/Z3F9HKUJ.</ref>

==Social Complexity variables==


'''♠ RA ♣ Edward A L Turner ♥'''

===Social Scale===

''' ♠ Polity territory ♣ 1,200,000: 850 CE; 800,000: 900 CE; 675,000: 950 CE ♥ ''' in squared kilometers.


950 CE: 675,000 KM2 (Kingdom in the region of Gaul)


900 CE: 800,000 (Kingdom in the region of Gaul)


850 CE: 1,200,000 (West, East Francia and Lotharingia)


These numbers are based on the maps at Geacon [http://geacron.com/home-en/?&sid=GeaCron10372] worked out from number of pixels (which you can find from image editor if you take a screen cap of the maps at the same scale) Scale: 200 km. 1 pixel = 20 km2.  1.1 million km2 at maximum extent



''' ♠ Polity Population ♣ [7,000,000-9,000,000]: 840-856 CE; [5,000,000-7,000,000]: 857-899 CE; [4,000,000-5,000,000]: 900-987 CE ♥ '''

5 million in Gaul during reign of Charlemagne.<ref>(Percy Jr 1995, 1415-1417)</ref>

Territory also included Rhineland in modern Germany, which became East Francia from 844 CE, in northern Italy (until 856 CE) and the low countries. Estimates for these regions based on McEvedy and Jones (1978). Germany about 1 million, low countries about 1 million, Italy 2 million. <ref>(McEverdy and Jones 1978, 67)</ref> Period from 900 CE loses territory in modern Germany and low countries.

''' ♠ Population of the largest settlement ♣ 10,000 ♥ '''

In Medieval France "no town surpassed 10,000 inhabitants between the 8th century and the year 1000."<ref>(Percy Jr 1995, 1739-1740 CE)</ref>


===Hierarchical Complexity===

''' ♠ Settlement hierarchy ♣ 3 ♥ ''' levels.


1. Large town
: "no town surpassed 10,000 inhabitants between the 8th century and the year 1000."<ref>(Percy Jr 1995, 1739-1740 CE)</ref>
: 2. Small town
::
:: 3. Hamlet
::: 90% population lived in rural settlements<ref>(Percy Jr 1995)</ref>


''' ♠ Administrative levels ♣ 4 ♥ ''' levels.


1. Kings who ruled Kingdoms
: King ruled by decree <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330)</ref>
: After the 843 CE Treaty of Verdun lands partitioned among Louis the Pious’s sons: "to Charles went the western regions, to Louis the German the eastern territories, and to Lothair the middle section." <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 332)</ref>
: Treaty of Meerssen (870 CE) divided the lands of the middle territory between East and West <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 332)</ref>
: Reunited into one kingdom briefly 884-887 CE <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 333)</ref>
: 887-898 CE Western territory ruled by a non-Carolingian <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 333)</ref>



_Court institution_

"Central government was organized under a few major officials: the chancellor, the seneschal, the butler, the chamberlain and the constable. These originated as household officials with specific functions. By the beginning of the twelfth century these offices had been taken over by leading magnates."<ref>(Bradbury 2013, 249) Jim Bradbury. 2015. Philip Augustus: King of France 1180-1223. Routledge.</ref>

: 2.
:: 3.
::: 4.



_ Regional government_


: 2. Fief holders
:: Vassals with their own fiefs, often hereditary.<ref>(Nicolle 1995, 18)</ref>
: 2. Missi dominici (to 877 CE)
: Kings representative appointed to inspect counties (noble laymen, bishops or sometimes abbots) <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330)</ref>
: Passed on king's law, often recorded in written documents called capitularies <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 3308)</ref>
: after 843 CE capitularies were only found in West Francia and then not beyond 877 CE.<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330, 318)</ref> This might suggest the institution of Missi dominici did not exist beyond that date.
: Could get involved in local judicial work <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330)</ref>
: 2. Counties ruled by a count
:: 3. Viscount was an appointed officer (from 1000 CE hereditary everywhere except Normandy) who was the deputy of a count. about 850 CE "850, virtually every county in the new West Frankish kingdom seems to have been provided with a viscount" <ref>(Boulton 1995, 1823)</ref>
::: 4.
:::: Under Charlemagne (reign 800-814 CE), counties were basic unit of governance <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330)</ref>
:::: Count enforced laws and responsible for justice and set taxes <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330)</ref>
:::: original duties lost with end of Carolingian administration <ref>(Boulton 1995, 1823)</ref>
:::: Marches were a form of county, established by Charlemagne<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 1107)</ref>, organised along military lines<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 1107)</ref>, commanded by "count of the march" who was also head of the March government<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 1107)</ref>
::: 4. Pagi
:::: In 10th century "increasingly powerful" pagi, who were a provincial aristocracy. "In late 10th-century Anjou, for example, a loyal cavalryman might hope to be given authority over part of Count Foulque's widespread territory." <ref>(Nicolle 1995, 18)</ref>



''' ♠ Religious levels ♣ [6-7] ♥ ''' levels.

Note: hierarchy might need fine-tuning to conditions in Carolingian France


1. Pope
: Pope is primus inter pares among the five patriarchs.<ref>(Preiser-Kapeller 2015, Personal Communication)</ref>
: 2. Metropolitans and archbishops
:: "the term 'bishop' applies to patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops (both suffragan and assistant bishops or chorepiskopoi) throughout the Byzantine period. After the 'ecumenical' patriarch of Constantinople, who after the seventh century occupied the only remaining patriarchal seat under Byzantine rule, metropolitans held the second highest rank in the Orthodox Church."<ref>(Cunningham 2008, 529) Jeffreys E, Haldon J and Cormack R eds. 2008. The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Oxford University Press. Oxford.</ref>
:: "The title 'archbishop' emerged in special cases, for example in important cities such as Athens which did not possess a metropolitan."<ref>(Cunningham 2008, 529) Jeffreys E, Haldon J and Cormack R eds. 2008. The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Oxford University Press. Oxford.</ref>
:: 3. Bishops and Chorepiskopoi
::: Bishops and Chorepiskopoi form one rank below the metropolitans and archbishops<ref>(Preiser-Kapeller 2015, Personal Communication)</ref>
:: 3. Priest
::: "In the early Church, priests or presbyters served as advisers, teachers, and ministers who assisted the bishops to whom they were assigned."<ref>(Cunningham 2008, 529) Jeffreys E, Haldon J and Cormack R eds. 2008. The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Oxford University Press. Oxford.</ref>
::: 4. Deacon
:::: "Deacons assisted the priest or bishop at the Divine Liturgy, baptisms, and other sacraments. ... Various administrative and pastoral jobs were delegated to deacons from an early period; they helped bishops to dispense charity to the community, manage the diocese's finances and property, and to deal with other official business (Laodikeia, canons 21, 23, 25). Deacons were subject to the authority of both bishops and priests, but they came to exercise considerable power, especially in the patriarchate of Constantinople."<ref>(Cunningham 2008, 531) Jeffreys E, Haldon J and Cormack R eds. 2008. The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Oxford University Press. Oxford.</ref>
::: 4. Deaconess (diakonissa)
:::: "The deaconess's chief liturgical role was to assist at the baptisms of women; she also acted as a mediator between women parishioners and their bishops, kept order among female members of the congregation, and ministered especially to women."<ref>(Cunningham 2008, 531) Jeffreys E, Haldon J and Cormack R eds. 2008. The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Oxford University Press. Oxford.</ref>
:::: 5. Subdeacon
::::: "The rank of subdeacon provided a stepping-stone to that of deacon; its duties were similar to those of the deacon."<ref>(Cunningham 2008, 532) Jeffreys E, Haldon J and Cormack R eds. 2008. The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Oxford University Press. Oxford.</ref>
::::: 6. Reader (anagnostesj
:::::: "A reader is a member of the lower clergy with the responsibility of reading, usually from the ambo, passages from the Epistles and the Old Testament prescribed for offices and the Divine Liturgy."<ref>(Cunningham 2008, 532) Jeffreys E, Haldon J and Cormack R eds. 2008. The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Oxford University Press. Oxford.</ref>
:::::: 7. Minor orders
::::::: "Other members of the minor clerical orders included doorkeepers, exorcists, cantors, and widows. All of these officials helped in either liturgical, administrative, or pastoral functions. Most would have received payment from their dioceses, or, in the case of private foundations, from their donors, but it is likely that most would have been engaged in secular professions in order to supplement their incomes."<ref>(Cunningham 2008, 532) Jeffreys E, Haldon J and Cormack R eds. 2008. The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Oxford University Press. Oxford.</ref>


''' ♠ Military levels ♣ [4-5] ♥ ''' levels.

Early Carolingian
: Here too the two structures of the kingdom result in a different military hierarchy.
: For the area under direct rule, the structure is: King, vassals (dukes, marquises, lords, barons), sub-vassals (notables/nobles, lords, knights), infantrymen/cavalry
: For the area under indirect rule, the structure is: King, Counts/sub-kings, vassals, sub-vassals, infantrymen/cavalry


Marches
: established by Charlemagne <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 1107)</ref>
: organised along military lines<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 1107)</ref>
: commanded by "count of the march" who was also head of the March government<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 1107)</ref>
: garrisoned <ref>(Chazelle 1995, 1107)</ref>

===Professions===


''' ♠ Professional military officers ♣ inferred present ♥ ''' professional hierarchy within bodyguard units?

''' ♠ Professional soldiers ♣ inferred present ♥ ''' absent but with the exception of bodyguards

''' ♠ Professional priesthood ♣ present ♥ '''

===Bureaucracy characteristics===
''' ♠ Full-time bureaucrats ♣ inferred present ♥ '''

Code for Early Carolingian
: The number of full time bureaucrats was however very small (maximum a 1000) and most of them were based at Aachen and a smaller number at the other levels of government.

''' ♠ Examination system ♣ inferred absent ♥ ''' In other words, being literate was sufficient.

''' ♠ Merit promotion ♣ present ♥ '''

Code for Early Carolingian
: but informal, i.e. if the rules believed a bureaucrat was competent the bureaucrat was promoted.

''' ♠ Specialized government buildings ♣ present ♥ ''' For example, buildings were the coins were minted and buildings for document storage. However, the distinction between many other specialized government buildings and church buildings could be blurred.

===Law===

''' ♠ Formal legal code ♣ absent ♥ '''

King ruled by decree. His laws were often recorded in documents called capitularies but after division of Empire in 843 CE they were only found in West Francia and then not beyond 877 CE.<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 330, 318)</ref>


''' ♠ Judges ♣ inferred absent ♥ ''' non-specialists.

Officials of secular and ecclesiastical lords administered the law. <ref>(Pegues 1995, 1005-1010)</ref>


''' ♠ Courts ♣ suspected unknown ♥ '''

Code for Early Carolingian
: There were definitely court buildings, but these were probably used for other purposes.


''' ♠ Professional Lawyers ♣ suspected unknown ♥'''

Code for Early Carolingian
: Self representation was common.

===Specialized Buildings: polity owned===

:''' ♠ irrigation systems ♣ present ♥ ''' Irrigation canals  <ref>(Glick, Steven Livesey and Wallis 2014, 115)</ref> (from 10th century?)
:''' ♠ drinking water supply systems ♣ inferred present ♥ ''' Cisterns. Majority of population did not have access to complex water supply systems: Carolingian palaces at Aachen and Ingelheim had complex waterworks.<ref>(Glick, Steven Livesey and Wallis 2014, 505-506)</ref>; By 1000 CE most communities obtained water from rivers, wells and cisterns.<ref>(Glick, Steven Livesey and Wallis 2014, 505-506)</ref>
:''' ♠ markets ♣ present ♥ ''' "The Carolingian period witnessed many markets, often of agricultural dimension, scheduled to coincide with local feast days and sometimes favored by royal privileges."<ref>(Reyerson 1995, 640)</ref>
:''' ♠ food storage sites ♣ suspected unknown ♥ '''

====Transport infrastructure====

:''' ♠ Roads ♣ present ♥ ''' Mud roads linked towns.
:''' ♠ Bridges ♣ present ♥ ''' Bridge building beginning in the 11th century. <ref>(Boyer 1995, 1748-1751)</ref> There were existing bridges that could be maintained, e.g. in Paris.
:''' ♠ Canals ♣ suspected unknown ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Ports ♣ suspected unknown ♥ '''

====Special purpose sites====

:''' ♠ Mines or quarries ♣ present ♥ ''' "France possesses no precious metal resources and little copper. Iron ores are abundant, and there are regional deposits of lead, zinc, and coal. All of these were exploited during the Middle Ages. Evidence for ironworking exists from Merovingian France onward." <ref>(Hall in Kibler et al 1995, 1177)</ref>
===Information===

====Writing System====

:''' ♠ Mnemonic devices ♣  ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Nonwritten records ♣ present ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Written records ♣ present ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Script ♣ present ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Non-phonetic writing ♣ absent ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Phonetic alphabetic writing ♣ present ♥ '''

====Kinds of Written Documents====

:''' ♠ Lists, tables, and classifications ♣ suspected unknown ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Calendar ♣ suspected unknown ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Sacred Texts ♣ present ♥ ''' Bible.
:''' ♠ Religious literature ♣ suspected unknown ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Practical literature ♣ suspected unknown ♥ '''
:''' ♠ History ♣ present ♥ ''' "Martel’s descendants learned the lesson that whoever sponsored history controlled its contents. The Annales regni Francorum (covering 741-829) were probably kept at Charlemagne’s court, while his descendants maintained the three continuations. The first part (for 741-835) of the West Frankish continuation, the Annales Bertiniani, was not official, but the second (for 835-61), written by Bishop Prudentius of Troyes, and the third (for 862-82), by Archbishop Hincmar of Reims, were, as were the Annales Xantenses (covering 790-873), which were partly composed at Aix-la-Chapelle by Gerward, the palace librarian." <ref>(Shopkow in Kibler et al 1995, 862)</ref>
:''' ♠ Philosophy ♣ present ♥ ''' "Charles the Bald (r. 840-77) can be seen as France’s first great patron of philosophy, for in 860 it was he who asked Johannes Scottus Eriugena (d. 877) to translate this collection of Neoplatonic works into Latin. Perhaps most noteworthy in Pseudo-Dionysius’s work is the idea that evil qua evil is nonexistent; evil must be regarded merely as a lack of goodness, and it can therefore be described only in negative terms. On the other hand, God as Essence par excellence can never be adequately described in nonessential language. In this way, the foundation was laid down for the reception of ideas of learned ignorance that played an important role especially in medieval philosophical and theological mysticism, such as that of the Victorines in the 12th century and the Parisian Lullists of the late 14th." <ref>(Vanderjagt in Kibler et al 1995, 1385)</ref>
:''' ♠ Scientific literature ♣ ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Fiction ♣ present ♥ ''' Waltharius, poem, late 9th/early 10th century.<ref>(Nicolle 1995, 29)</ref> "Medieval theater originated in the 10th century in the Latin liturgical drama that was associated with the Easter rites of the church." <ref>(Knight 1995, 1714 CE)</ref> Intellectuals at Aix-La-Chapelle<ref>(Chazelle 1995, 31)</ref>: Alcuin  (early phase); Theodulf of Orleans (early phase); Einhart (early phase); Paul the Deacon (early phase); Paulinus of Aquileia (early phase)


====Money====

:''' ♠ Articles ♣ present ♥ '''  Taxes were paid in kind and most people also traded in kind.
:''' ♠ Tokens ♣  ♥ ''' unknown
:''' ♠ Precious metals ♣ inferred present ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Foreign coins ♣ inferred present ♥ '''  At least in the Early Carolingian period the most common foreign coins in use were Byzantine and Arab coins.
:''' ♠ Indigenous coins ♣ present ♥ ''' The majority of the coins were made of silver. There were also some gold coins. "240 silver pence equalled one pound of silver."<ref>(Preiser-Kapeller, Johannes. Personal Communication to Jill Levine, Dan Hoyer, and Peter Turchin. April 2020. Email)</ref>
:''' ♠ Paper currency ♣ inferred absent ♥ '''
====Postal System====

:''' ♠ Couriers ♣ present ♥ ''' but only for the wealthy.
:''' ♠ Postal stations ♣ absent ♥ '''
:''' ♠ General postal service ♣ absent ♥ '''
==Warfare variables==

'''♠ RA ♣ Edward A L Turner ♥'''

===Military Technologies===

====Military use of Metals====

:''' ♠ Copper ♣ present ♥ ''' Bronze, leather and iron were used to make helmets.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref>
:''' ♠ Bronze ♣ present ♥ ''' Bronze, leather and iron were used to make helmets.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref>
:''' ♠ Iron ♣ present ♥ ''' Bronze, leather and iron were used to make helmets.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref>
:''' ♠ Steel ♣ present ♥ ''' Writing in the 14th century, Ibn Hudhayl "described Frankish swords as mudakkar with 'steel edges on an iron body, unlike those of India.'"<ref>(Williams 2012, 35) Alan Williams. 2012. The Sword and the Crucible: A History of the Metallurgy of European Swords Up to the 16th Century. BRILL. Leiden.</ref> "The carbon content of Western blades is much lower, but their hardness can be increased by quenching (an easier process when only thin bands of steel along the edges are involved). Despite the evident superiority of crucible steels, Western blades offered a useful combination of properties, at presumably a much lower price, than Oriental ones, and there are references to their being exported to Muslim lands, for examples, Saracen pirates demanded 150 Carolingian swords as part of the ransom for Archbishop Rotland of Arles in 869."<ref>(Williams 2012, 36) Alan Williams. 2012. The Sword and the Crucible: A History of the Metallurgy of European Swords Up to the 16th Century. BRILL. Leiden.</ref>

====Projectiles====

:''' ♠ Javelins ♣ present ♥ ''' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Atlatl ♣ absent ♥ ''' New World weapon.
:''' ♠ Slings ♣ present ♥ ''' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref> Carolingian period: "Carolingian military organization was based primarily on that of their Merovingian predecessors, who had built on later Roman institutions ... Archers and slingers fighting on foot supported the battle line."<ref>(Bachrach 2001, x) Barnard S Bachrach. 2001. Early Carolingian Warfare: Prelude to Empire. University of Pennsylvania Press. Philadelphia.</ref>
:''' ♠ Self bow ♣ present ♥ ''' "The bow was first used by the Franks in the 4th century but did not become a required arm of the Frankish infantry until the time of Charlemagne." <ref>(De Vries in Kibler et al 1995, 114)</ref> Cart-drivers given bow and arrow.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 13) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> Wooden staffs were banned and bows were encouraged instead.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 14) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> "The early Frankish bow was a very long (five- to six-foot) yew bow. By the ninth century, a shorter bow was more typical. Unlike the late Roman double-convex bow, which was very much like modern bows, the Frankish bow was straight and flat..."<ref>(Butt 2002, 43) John J Butt. 2002. Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne. Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport.</ref>
:''' ♠ Composite bow ♣ inferred absent ♥ ''' "The bow was first used by the Franks in the 4th century but did not become a required arm of the Frankish infantry until the time of Charlemagne. These early archers generally were equipped with a short bow of simple wood construction. But in the following centuries bows were improved by the addition of horn, sinew, and glue in a composite construction complete with angled ears to give more pull to the bowstring." <ref>(De Vries in Kibler et al 1995, 114)</ref>
:''' ♠ Crossbow ♣ present ♥ ''' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Tension siege engines ♣ present ♥ ''' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref> Torsion catapults.<ref>(Butt 2002, 38-39) John J Butt. 2002. Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne. Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport.</ref>
:''' ♠ Sling siege engines ♣ absent ♥ ''' First use of the counter-weight trebuchet 1165 CE at Byzantine siege of Zevgminon.<ref>(Turnball 2002) Turnball, S. 2002. Siege Weapons of the Far East (1): AD 612-1300. Osprey Publishing.</ref>
:''' ♠ Gunpowder siege artillery ♣ absent ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Handheld firearms ♣ absent ♥ '''

====Handheld weapons====

: ''' ♠ War clubs ♣ inferred absent ♥ ''' Wooden staffs were banned and bows were encouraged instead.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 14) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref>
: ''' ♠ Battle axes ♣ present ♥ ''' Axes were an infantry weapon.<ref>(Butt 2002, 42) John J Butt. 2002. Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne. Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport.</ref> "The seax was a cross between an ax and a short sword. It was single edged, made of iron, and was used for hacking rather than piercing."<ref>(Butt 2002, 43) John J Butt. 2002. Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne. Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport.</ref>
: ''' ♠ Daggers ♣ suspected unknown ♥ ''' Not common as not usually listed as a weapon.
: ''' ♠ Swords ♣ present ♥ '''  Used by cavalry.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 13) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> Short sword<ref>(Butt 2002, 40) John J Butt. 2002. Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne. Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport.</ref> used by infantry. Aristocrats "usually dismounted and fought on foot throughout the Merovingian, Carolingian, and post-Carolingian periods." <ref>(Fanning 1995, 346)</ref>
: ''' ♠ Spears ♣ present ♥ ''' Used by cavalry, though initially not with a charge.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 13) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> Poor men used as infantry carried shield and spear.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 13) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref>
: ''' ♠ Polearms ♣ suspected unknown ♥ ''' Not common as not usually listed as a weapon.
====Animals used in warfare====

:''' ♠ Dogs ♣ present ♥ ''' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Donkeys ♣ present ♥ ''' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Horses ♣ present ♥ ''' Cavalry. Artists included the stirrup in their drawings of Carolingian cavalry from the late ninth century CE.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref>
:''' ♠ Camels ♣ absent ♥ ''' David Baker says absent.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Elephants ♣ absent ♥ ''' David Baker says absent.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
====Armor====

:''' ♠ Wood, bark, etc ♣ inferred present ♥ ''' Poor men used as infantry carried shield and spear.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 13) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> ''ET: Presumably this shield would have to have been made out of wood?''
:''' ♠ Leather, cloth ♣ present ♥ ''' Bronze, leather and iron.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref>
:''' ♠ Shields ♣ present ♥ ''' Is a large round shield being carried by cavalry in the period art on this page (the authors used it to demonstrate the presence of the stirrup)?<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> Poor men used as infantry carried shield and spear.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 13) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref>
:''' ♠ Helmets ♣ present ♥ ''' Bronze, leather and iron were used to make helmets but only the wealthy had them.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref>
:''' ♠ Breastplates ♣ present ♥ ''' The few who could afford it used body armour.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> The military retinue of kings and magnates (including clergy) "had the most complete equipment and were virtually professional warriors."<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 14) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> c1250-1330 CE: "development of weapons capable of piercing mail: the gradual introduction of pieces of plate (at first of whalebone, horn, and boiled leather, as well as of the iron and steel that ultimately prevailed) to cover an ever larger part of the mail). By 1330, every part of the body of a knight was normally protected by one or several plates... By 1410, the various pieces of plate, including a breastplate and backplate instead of the earlier coat of plates, were all connected by straps and rivets in an articulated suit, or 'harness,' of polished steel."<ref>(Boulton 1995 67-68) Jonathan D Boulton. Armor And Weapons. William W Kibler. Grover A Zinn. Lawrence Earp. John Bell Henneman Jr. 1995. Routledge Revivals: Medieval France (1995): An Encyclopedia. Routledge. Abingdon.</ref> David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Limb protection ♣ suspected unknown ♥ '''  The few who could afford it used body armour.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> The military retinue of kings and magnates (including clergy) "had the most complete equipment and were virtually professional warriors."<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 14) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Chainmail ♣ present ♥ '''  The few who could afford it used body armour.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> The military retinue of kings and magnates (including clergy) "had the most complete equipment and were virtually professional warriors."<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 14) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> Wealthy expected to use mail armour.<ref>(Butt 2002, 40) John J Butt. 2002. Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne. Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport.</ref> David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Scaled armor ♣ present ♥ '''  The few who could afford it used body armour.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> The military retinue of kings and magnates (including clergy) "had the most complete equipment and were virtually professional warriors."<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 14) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Laminar armor ♣ absent ♥ '''  The few who could afford it used body armour.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> The military retinue of kings and magnates (including clergy) "had the most complete equipment and were virtually professional warriors."<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 14) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> David Baker says absent.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Plate armor ♣ absent ♥ '''  The few who could afford it used body armour.<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 12) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> The military retinue of kings and magnates (including clergy) "had the most complete equipment and were virtually professional warriors."<ref>(Hooper and Bennett 1996, 14) Nicholas Hooper. Matthew Bennett. 1996. The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages, 768-1487. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.</ref> David Baker says absent.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>  c1250-1330 CE: "development of weapons capable of piercing mail: the gradual introduction of pieces of plate (at first of whalebone, horn, and boiled leather, as well as of the iron and steel that ultimately prevailed) to cover an ever larger part of the mail). By 1330, every part of the body of a knight was normally protected by one or several plates... By 1410, the various pieces of plate, including a breastplate and backplate instead of the earlier coat of plates, were all connected by straps and rivets in an articulated suit, or 'harness,' of polished steel."<ref>(Boulton 1995 67-68) Jonathan D Boulton. Armor And Weapons. William W Kibler. Grover A Zinn. Lawrence Earp. John Bell Henneman Jr. 1995. Routledge Revivals: Medieval France (1995): An Encyclopedia. Routledge. Abingdon.</ref>

====Naval technology====

:''' ♠ Small vessels (canoes, etc) ♣ present ♥ ''' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Merchant ships pressed into service ♣ present ♥ ''' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Specialized military vessels ♣ present ♥ ''' For example galleys. The navy was very small. The Mediterranean Sea was dominated by the Arabs and the Byzantines.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>

====Fortifications====

:'''♠ Settlements in a defensive position ♣ present ♥ ''' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref> "Forts and Castles Castles were not terribly common in the Carolingian age. The great age of castle construction was the eleventh and twelfth centuries during the social, economic, and political revolution that strengthened the aristocracy and handed control of the lands to its members. Castles became essential to maintain this inequitable structure, but in the Carolingian age there were some castles and heavily defended towns that required siege methods to overcome."<ref>(Butt 2002, 38) John J Butt. 2002. Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne. Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport.</ref>
:''' ♠ Wooden palisades ♣ present ♥ ''' General reference for Western Europe 11th and 12th centuries CE: fortifications typically consisted of earth ramparts and timber palisades which were generally surrounded by dry ditches (rather than water-filled for a moat). In the early 12th century CE stone began to replace earth-and-timber defences for walls and for castles (previously often wooden).<ref>(Jones 1999, 171-172) Richard L C Jones. Fortifications and Sieges in Western Europe, c.800-1450. Maurice Keen. ed. 1999. Medieval Warfare: A History. Oxford University Press. Oxford.</ref> ''Since palisades are a very ancient form of fortification we could code inferred present for the period earlier than the 12th century (when it is known they were still used).'' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Earth ramparts ♣ present ♥ ''' General reference for Western Europe 11th and 12th centuries CE: fortifications typically consisted of earth ramparts and timber palisades which were generally surrounded by dry ditches (rather than water-filled for a moat). In the early 12th century CE stone began to replace earth-and-timber defences for walls and for castles (previously often wooden).<ref>(Jones 1999, 171-172) Richard L C Jones. Fortifications and Sieges in Western Europe, c.800-1450. Maurice Keen. ed. 1999. Medieval Warfare: A History. Oxford University Press. Oxford.</ref> ''Since earth ramparts are a very ancient form of fortification we could code inferred present for the period earlier than the 12th century (when it is known they were still used).'' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Ditch ♣ inferred present ♥ ''' General reference for Western Europe 11th and 12th centuries CE: fortifications typically consisted of earth ramparts and timber palisades which were generally surrounded by dry ditches (rather than water-filled for a moat). In the early 12th century CE stone began to replace earth-and-timber defences for walls and for castles (previously often wooden).<ref>(Jones 1999, 171-172) Richard L C Jones. Fortifications and Sieges in Western Europe, c.800-1450. Maurice Keen. ed. 1999. Medieval Warfare: A History. Oxford University Press. Oxford.</ref> ''Since ditches are a very ancient form of fortification we could code inferred present for the period earlier than the 12th century (when it is known they were still used).''
:''' ♠ Moat ♣ present ♥ ''' A monastery in a region of recently pacified Saxons had "an encircling moat and a strong wall, which extended to the River Weser. Towers fortified the four corners and gate towers secured the entrance into the monastery precinct. The site was originally the location of a Roman castelllum."<ref>(Schutz 2004, 354) Herbert Schutz. 2004. The Carolingians in Central Europe, Their History, Arts, and Architecture: A Cultural History of Central Europe, 750-900. BRILL. Leiden.</ref>
:''' ♠ Stone walls (non-mortared) ♣ suspected unknown ♥ '''
:''' ♠ Stone walls (mortared) ♣ present ♥ ''' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref> Carolingian castles "used the standard building techniques employed by all since the Romans ... built in stone with crenellation ... round and square tower construction, and interior battlements, often built of wood."<ref>(Butt 2002, 38) John J Butt. 2002. Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne. Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport.</ref>
:''' ♠ Fortified camps ♣ present ♥ ''' David Baker says present.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>
:''' ♠ Complex fortifications ♣ absent ♥ ''' David Baker says absent.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref> "Forts and Castles Castles were not terribly common in the Carolingian age. The great age of castle construction was the eleventh and twelfth centuries during the social, economic, and political revolution that strengthened the aristocracy and handed control of the lands to its members. Castles became essential to maintain this inequitable structure, but in the Carolingian age there were some castles and heavily defended towns that required siege methods to overcome."<ref>(Butt 2002, 38) John J Butt. 2002. Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne. Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport.</ref> Carolingians built both Roman and Saxon style fortresses.<ref>(Butt 2002, 38) John J Butt. 2002. Daily Life in the Age of Charlemagne. Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport.</ref>
:''' ♠ Long walls ♣ 0 ♥ ''' There is no usage of larger remains of the Roman limes. <ref> (Preiser-Kapeller, Johannes. Personal Communication to Jill Levine, Dan Hoyer, and Peter Turchin. April 2020. Email) </ref>
:''' ♠ Modern fortifications ♣ absent ♥ ''' David Baker says absent.<ref>David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.</ref>

=Phase II Variables (polity-based)=


==Institutional Variables==

'''♠ RA ♣ ♥'''

===Limits on Power of the Chief Executive===

====Power distributed====

: '''♠ Constraint on executive by government ♣ ♥'''
: '''♠ Constraint on executive by non-government ♣ ♥'''
: '''♠ Impeachment ♣ ♥'''

==Social Mobility==

===Status===

'''Elite status'''
: '''♠ elite status is hereditary ♣ present ♥''' Throne was inherited within the Carolingian dynasty.
==Religion and Normative Ideology==

'''♠ RA ♣ Enrico Cioni ♥'''  The name of the research assistant or associate who coded the data. If more than one RA made a substantial contribution, list all.

===Deification of Rulers===

'''♠ Rulers are legitimated by gods ♣ present ♥''' “With the advent of the Carolingian Empire, the situation changes. Kingship was seen as no less sacred than the papacy. The Holy Roman Emperor is God’s anointed, compared to David and Solomon and Christ himself. Indeed, the anointing of kings is numbered by some among the sacraments, and seen as investing the king with responsibility for, and power over, the Church. For a theorist of royal power like Jonas of Orleans (c.780-842/43), the task of the king was “to govern the people of God,” a term that now referred, not to a group who have been called by God out of a larger social whole (1 Peter 2:9-10; Revelation 8:14), but simply to the people of Europe (The Institution of the King §4, in O’Donovan and O’Donovan, 1999: 218).” <ref>Bauerschmidt, F.C. 2007. The Middle Ages. In Pomplun, T., F.C. Bauerschmidt and J.J. Buckley (eds) ‘’The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism’’ pp. 49-62. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.</ref>

'''♠ Rulers are gods ♣ absent ♥''' The emperor was God's anointed, not God himself. “With the advent of the Carolingian Empire, the situation changes. Kingship was seen as no less sacred than the papacy. The Holy Roman Emperor is God’s anointed, compared to David and Solomon and Christ himself. Indeed, the anointing of kings is numbered by some among the sacraments, and seen as investing the king with responsibility for, and power over, the Church. For a theorist of royal power like Jonas of Orleans (c.780-842/43), the task of the king was “to govern the people of God,” a term that now referred, not to a group who have been called by God out of a larger social whole (1 Peter 2:9-10; Revelation 8:14), but simply to the people of Europe (The Institution of the King §4, in O’Donovan and O’Donovan, 1999: 218).” <ref>Bauerschmidt, F.C. 2007. The Middle Ages. In Pomplun, T., F.C. Bauerschmidt and J.J. Buckley (eds) ‘’The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism’’ pp. 49-62. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.</ref>

===Normative Ideological Aspects of Equity and Prosociality===

'''♠ Ideological reinforcement of equality ♣ present ♥'''  Jesus' message "envisages a universal society bound together by divine love in which the limited human ties of affection based on kinship, cultural identity, and self-interest give way to the unlimited love of God. It calls for an egalitarian kingdom of love without limits. Jesus likens it to a family in which all are brothers and sisters of one another and children of the one Father (‘Abba’, an informal word for father, is Jesus’ preferred name for God)." <ref>Woodhead, L. 2014. ''Christianity: A Short introduction'' p. 9. Oxford: Oxford University Press.</ref> However, it is worth noting that, for example, social inequality and inequality between the sexes were often justified theologically <ref>Evans, G.R. 2007. ‘’The Church in the Early Middle Ages’’ p. 65. London: I.B. Tauris & Co.</ref><ref>James, L. 2008. The Role of Women. In Jeffries, E., J. Haldon and R. Cormack (eds) ‘’The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies’’ pp. 643-651. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.</ref>.
: '''♠ Ideological thought equates rulers and commoners ♣ absent ♥'''  “Medieval society was hierarchical, not merely in social reality but as a matter of principle. Its hierarchical character was understood in cosmological terms. It was taken for granted that the universe was designed in such a way that some of God’s creatures were intended to be at the topand some below them. Human beings were a ‘higher’ form of being than cattle. Cattle were ‘higher’ than the grass they ate. The grass was ‘higher’ than the earth it grew in. So thoroughgoing was the sense that this was how the universe worked that the nine orders of angels identified by the fifth-century Greek authors Pseudo-Dionysus began to be lined up alongside their human ‘counterparts’ on the understanding that each person’s place in heaven would be related to that of the equivalent angel. So the seraphim and cherubim, the contemplatives among the angels, would be accompanied for eternity by members of the contemplative orders, their human equivalents. In modern terms, this was like suggesting that post-men and motorcycle messengers would spend eternity in the company of ordinary angels, while diplomats and emissaries could expect to find themselves among archangels.//Within human society itself no premium was put upon equality. Until late in the Middle Ages, few appear to have seen anything wrong with the idea that there should be rulers and ruled, for hierarchical arrangements of parts within wholes were a normal way of making an organism ‘work’. A body needs a head but it also needs feet (I Corinthians 12.20). In fragmentary survivals of the teaching which was given in the cathedral school at Laon at the end of the eleventh and the beginning of the twelfth centuries, there is a discussion of the passage in Ephesians 6.5 where servants are told to obey their masters. ‘It is no sin to have a servant or to be a servant.’ It was argued at Laon that there are two reasons why ‘servitude is given by God.’ It may be a punishment for the sins of those who are slaves or servants. Or it may have a purpose of proving or testing them, so that, humbled, they may be better people.” <ref>Evans, G.R. 2007. ‘’The Church in the Early Middle Ages’’ p. 65. London: I.B. Tauris & Co.</ref>
: '''♠ Ideological thought equates elites and commoners ♣ absent ♥'''  “Medieval society was hierarchical, not merely in social reality but as a matter of principle. Its hierarchical character was understood in cosmological terms. It was taken for granted that the universe was designed in such a way that some of God’s creatures were intended to be at the topand some below them. Human beings were a ‘higher’ form of being than cattle. Cattle were ‘higher’ than the grass they ate. The grass was ‘higher’ than the earth it grew in. So thoroughgoing was the sense that this was how the universe worked that the nine orders of angels identified by the fifth-century Greek authors Pseudo-Dionysus began to be lined up alongside their human ‘counterparts’ on the understanding that each person’s place in heaven would be related to that of the equivalent angel. So the seraphim and cherubim, the contemplatives among the angels, would be accompanied for eternity by members of the contemplative orders, their human equivalents. In modern terms, this was like suggesting that post-men and motorcycle messengers would spend eternity in the company of ordinary angels, while diplomats and emissaries could expect to find themselves among archangels.//Within human society itself no premium was put upon equality. Until late in the Middle Ages, few appear to have seen anything wrong with the idea that there should be rulers and ruled, for hierarchical arrangements of parts within wholes were a normal way of making an organism ‘work’. A body needs a head but it also needs feet (I Corinthians 12.20). In fragmentary survivals of the teaching which was given in the cathedral school at Laon at the end of the eleventh and the beginning of the twelfth centuries, there is a discussion of the passage in Ephesians 6.5 where servants are told to obey their masters. ‘It is no sin to have a servant or to be a servant.’ It was argued at Laon that there are two reasons why ‘servitude is given by God.’ It may be a punishment for the sins of those who are slaves or servants. Or it may have a purpose of proving or testing them, so that, humbled, they may be better people.” <ref>Evans, G.R. 2007. ‘’The Church in the Early Middle Ages’’ p. 65. London: I.B. Tauris & Co.</ref>
'''♠ Ideology reinforces prosociality ♣ present ♥''' "For all Christians, lay, clerk, or monk, alms-giving was a duty, for alms were more efficacious than fasts in erasing sins. Great folk could never forget the poor who haunted the doors of their dining halls and packed themselves into church porticos. To assure themselves a welcome from the Great Judge, aristocrats prepared for distributions of alms at their deaths to individuals or establishments who could share them out more efficiently." <ref>Riche, P. 1978. ''Daily Life in the World of Charlemagne'' p. 270. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.</ref>
:'''♠ production of public goods ♣ present ♥''' "Hospitality was also a form of alms-giving. As Charlemagne wrote in 789: 'Let there be hospices in different places for travelers, places in monasteries and clerical communities to welcome the poor. For the Lord said, 'Reward will come on the great day; I was a guest, and you gave me welcome.' In the ninth century, Hincmar wrote: 'Priests of the diocese ought to take care of guests, particularly the poor and infirm as well as orphans and travelers. They should admit as many as possible to table every day and provide them with a place to stay in a proper manner.' [...] The maintenance of hostelries was a heavy charge. Bishops and abbots budgeted regularly designated resources for that purpose. In 817, Louis the Pious reminded bishops that they were to reserve part of the Church's goods and the tithe from their domains for that purpose. [...] Anyone who knocked at the door of the monastery was to be not only fed but nursed. [...] Abbey doctors could not refuse care to those who asked for it. But above all monks were spiritual doctors. They knew that maladies were caused by vice and sent as salutary chastisement. If human remedies failed to relieve the illness, they appealed to the bounty of God with prayer and visits to the tombs of saints to ask their intercession." <ref>Riche, P. 1978. ''Daily Life in the World of Charlemagne'' pp. 270-272. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.</ref>
===Moralizing Supernatural Powers===

:'''♠ Moral concern is primary ♣ present ♥'''
:'''♠ Moralizing enforcement is certain ♣ present ♥'''
:'''♠ Moralizing norms are broad ♣ present ♥'''
:'''♠ Moralizing enforcement is targeted ♣ present ♥'''
:'''♠ Moralizing enforcement of rulers ♣ present ♥'''
:'''♠ Moralizing religion adopted by elites ♣ present ♥'''
:'''♠ Moralizing religion adopted by commoners ♣ present ♥''' 
:'''♠ Moralizing enforcement in afterlife ♣ present ♥'''
:'''♠ Moralizing enforcement in this life ♣ present ♥'''
:'''♠ Moralizing enforcement is agentic ♣ present ♥'''
These data were reviewed by expert advisors and consultants. For a detailed description of these data, refer to the relevant Analytic Narratives, reference tables, and acknowledgements page.
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