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Publisher: Anchor (April 25, 2009)
Publication Date: May 5, 2009
Language: English
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Quite good history of the time period from about 900 to about 1100. It gives you a fine understanding of how Christendom tamed the old pagan ways of Europe while in the process incorporating some of the warrior virtues that these pagan peoples possessed.I give it four stars rather than five due to the story sometimes getting bogged down in details that make the reading a bit hard going, combined with Tom Hollands writing style that, while eloquent, can be a bit convoluted and deducts from the overall reading experience.
I have read all of Tom Holland's books (well, not all of the fantasies), and this one does not disappoint. I am also reading the "standards" and this one remains the most readable and provocative (believe it or not). Holland is up on the latest academic theories and controversies, and definitely takes sides. But he's a good enough scholar to be skeptical of, but willing to listen to, the more far out interpretations. The combination of great writing, as always, and good scholarship make him a compelling authority.
Very good book. Helps greatly in understanding many aspect of middle ages and the impact of religion of western civilization. Agree with some other reviews in that it does get a little tedious but also believe the detail is essential to understanding. Highly recommend to anyone interested in the rise of Christianity and / or European history.
Excellent collection of unknown facts (like that there would be no Renaissance without the Arabs transmitting the ancient and new knowledge to the then barbarian Europe) and connecting them in sensible way to what later became us, the West.
I consider myself a history buff and love ancient Roman and modern Asian history, but basically haven't paid attention to the Middle Ages/Mediaeval history since high school. As Holland's newest book shows, that was certainly a mistake. According to Holland's The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West, the early Middle Ages, around the turn of the millennium, proved to be an extremely important time not just in European history, but also the separation between church and state and the idea of progress more broadly.Before the millennium, many Christians in Europe became apprehensive as, in the Book of Revelation, St. John predicted that the Antichrist would rule the world and the end of days would be near. The exact date was uncertain, but though to be a thousand years after Christ's birth (1000 AD) or his resurrection (1033 AD, the more accepted number after nothing happened in 1000 AD). During this time, Europe (coincidentally?) suffered internecine warfare, rogue knights, Viking raids, threats from a rising Islamic Caliphate, and a host of other problems. When the millennium came and went, both religious and secular leaders realized they had better solidify their own dominions on earth since the end of days might take longer than expected. However, unlike James Reston's The Last Apocalypse: Europe at the Year 1000 A.D., Holland's book does not focus on the myths and legends surrounding the millennium, but rather the historical developments.The thrust of the book focuses on the political and religious changes that accompanied, and were influenced by, the millennium. Most important for Holland's story is the rise of the papacy. Before the millennium, the papacy was simply an office available for ambitious roman elites. The line of popes consisted of more than a few incompetents, youthful puppets, dilettantes, and gigolos. Furthermore, many bishops received the positions through bribery and other patronage (known as simony). By the mid-1000s, religious reformers, with a stronghold in the monastery in Cluny, succeeded in installing one of their own, Pope Leo IX. Thereafter, popes increasingly exercised their temporal and religious authority, with Pope Leo IX being the first to declare a holy war (against Norman marauders in Italy). The story culminates when Gregory VII excommunicates the Saxon King Henry IV when the latter sought to appoint and control local bishops, as kings had traditionally done. Henry successfully begs for forgiveness at Canossa, but not before the world realizes that the papacy is powerful and that the Pope controls religious affairs. Holland argues this led to the division between church and state that has proven so crucial to Western civilization (and contrasted to Islam, where Islamic law covers both secular and religious issues).The years surrounding the millennium marked a time when Europe ceased trying to imitate the ancient Roman Empire and started to forge its own distinct future. Initially, European kings, such as Charlemagne, simply sought to emulate Roman emperors and even went to Rome to be crowned by the Pope. During the early Middle Ages, Europe also underwent a transformation in political authority. Holland describes the rise of knights and castles as responses to weak governments in the West and the ambitions of local elites. Proselytization of the barbarians also plays a bigger role. It is particularly interesting to see how Saxons, Vikings, and other warrior tribes "reinterpret" Christianity to endorse their traditional warrior customs.This book is great because, in addition to being a history lesson, it also describes the origins of so many things still with us today. For example, in the Frankish, Saxon, and other kingdoms, we see the beginnings of the modern nation states of Western Europe. Holland also describes how the Scandinavians, Hungarians, and others who had been outside the Roman Empire were eventually Christianized. We also see the first major incidents of anti-Semitism, in Orleans in 1010 (Holland claims that before then, Christian communities had been largely tolerant of Jews). Also, next time somebody tells you that you need to "go to Canossa," you'll know what to do.Holland has a great knack for finding wonderful anecdotes and enjoys repeating them at face value. He breathlessly recounts how heredity was a significant issue for heirs because, "as the ancients had long since proved, both sperm and menstrual blood were suffused with the essence of an individual's soul." Hence, princes needed to assure competitors and subjects that they had inherited the prior king's noble traits through his semen. Meanwhile, the Scottish, trying to claim a noble heritage for their proud peoples, claimed to have descended from the Pharaoh's daughter who had found Moses in a bulrushes. her name - Princess Scota of course! One of my favorite stories was the advice Polish bishops gave for punishing a rapist: "nailed his scrotum to a bridge, [and] then, 'after a sharp knife has been placed next to him,' be confronted with the unpleasant options of self-castration or suicide." Thou shalt NOT lust.Having said that, I don't think the book works as well as Holland's other books (Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West and Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic) simply because he covers too much. Unlike those two books, which covered pivotal events, The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West really deals with a 150-year time period. There aren't really any central characters, and this period of history covers so many kings, princes, and popes that it simply becomes difficult to remember them all. Furthermore, the narrative often skips around to different parts of Europe and occasionally goes on tangents (I'm still not sure how important the Russians were to all of this). However, at the end of the day, I think Holland rightly felt he had to put in this background because, unlike the history of Julius Caesar, few readers know enough about the early Middle Ages to appreciate the significance of the millennium and Canossa. In that sense, for readers (like myself) who have little background in Mediaeval history, it is important to not get too overwhelmed by the details and keep the larger picture in mind. If you do that, you'll be shocked this history changes your view of the West.
Tom Holland is awesome as usual. Read as much of his work as you can get your hands on.
I picked up this novel after reading Holland's Rubicon and Persian Fire, due partly to my preference for the author's narrative style of presenting history, and partly due to the intriguing subject matter.I've read a number of works on the Middle Ages and am passingly familiar with the characters and the events that shaped the history of the era. Nevertheless, as he did so well in his earlier two works, Holland has a way of taking well known subject matter and giving it enough of a twist to capture the reader's attention. In addition, his narrative style of presenting history is far preferable to the dry, textbook style utilized by many other authors.In this work, Holland examines the Middle Ages, roughly from the reign of Constantine to the early 12th century, through the prism of the spread of Christianity, the sometimes extreme tension between religious and secular rulers, and challenges posed by adjacent pagan and Islamic encroachment.Whether you are a well read student of the era, or a newcomer, I can highly recommend Forge of Christendom and other historical works by this author.
tom holland is "the man" want to know the truth from a great historian, search no further.
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