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/ˌkɛɹəˈɫɪndʒiən/
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ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father
NOUN
- a member of the Carolingian dynasty
How To Use Carolingian In A Sentence
- The show also includes works from the Carolingian and Ottonian periods, such as the fragment of a relief from the court school of Charles the Great. Time Off Europe Calendar
- The development of Carolingian minuscule had, although somewhat indirectly, a large impact on the history of mathematics.
- The Carolingian empire was divided into many smaller kingdoms and duchies.
- The scarcity of iron among the poorer folk delayed the adoption of the heavy plough with its iron share, wheels and moldboard, but it was known already in Carolingian times.
- Following the division of the Carolingian Empire in 843, the Ottonian rulers united their German kingship with the imperial crown.
- In 899 the last effective German Carolingian ruler died; by 900 power in Germany lay in the hands of local rulers called dukes; in the period from 919 to 936 one of them, the Saxon duke, rose to pre-eminence. The Early Middle Ages 500-1000
- Many of these Carolingian ivories probably did not depend directly on the Munich panel, as the arrangement quickly became the Carolingian standard.
- The letters of the new script, called the Carolingian minuscule, were written in upper and lower case, with punctuation and words were separated.
- It is no wonder that the Carolingian clerics, who were the spin doctors of their day, drew attention to the parallels, which are also manifest in Louis's coinage.
- Moreover, the greater power the Carolingians gave to the archbishops over their bishops had led the latter to seek to safeguard their threatened independence by placing themselves under the direct protection of Rome.