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Données personnelles Lodewijk DE VROME 

• Il est né le 16 avril 778 dans Chasseneuil, France.
• Il est décédé le 20 juin 840 dans Ingelheim, Germany, il avait 62 ans.
• Un enfant de Karel DE GROTE et Hildegarde de Vintzgau

Famille de Lodewijk DE VROME

Il est marié avec Judith Welf.

Ils se sont mariés février 819, il avait 40 ans.Source 1

Enfant(s):

1. Charles II The Bald of France  823-877 

Notes par Lodewijk DE VROME

When Charlemagne died in 814, Louis became sole heir to the Empire,but unfortunately his was an extremely troubled reign. In 823 Louis'second wife bore him a son, Charles. Louis made it known that he plannedto include Charles in his succession plans, an idea that was notacceptable to Charles' half brothers, Lothar and Louis. From the late820s until his death in 840, Louis was in a continual struggle with oneor more of his sons, and three years of bitter civil war followed Louis'death until The Treaty of Verdun in 843 finally brought some resolution.Lothar was recognized as Emperor and was given sovereignty over an areawhich was to become known as "the Middle Kingdom" stretching from theNorth Sea to Rome. Louis the German became sovereign over the portion ofthe old Empire east of Lothar's (basically modern day Germany) andCharles became sovereign over the portion of the old Empire west ofLothar's (modern day France). The other brother, Pepin had died in 838.Lothar, even though he retained the title of Emperor, had no authority inLouis' or Charles' domains.

Under the Roman Empire, cash crop farming (in which the farmer grew asingle crop which he sold for cash, and then used the cash to purchasehis necessities such as food, clothing, etc.) was the norm throughoutwestern Europe. But when the Empire fell and trade disappeared, so didthe markets for these crops, and they were rapidly replaced bysubsistence farming, where each farm produced only for it's own use.Under these circumstances, producing enough food to support one's familybecame an extremely challenging problem.

Using the tools and techniques available to him during the 8th and 9thcentury, a farmer could plow, sow, tend and harvest approximately 4 acresof farmland, on which he could grow wheat, barley, rye or oats, and therewas little incentive to clear additional cropland. Other crops, such asbeans, onions, garlic, kale, and cabbage were too labor intensive to begrown as the main crop, but were usually grown in about a half acregarden behind the house tended by the farmers wife.

Although he lacked the ability to farm much more than 4 acres,additional cleared land did provide one great advantage to the 9thcentury farmer; land without trees soon became overgrown with grass, andalthough it was inedible to humans, it made excellent food for cattle,which could then provide the family with much needed milk and meat.Therefore, the farm would have a 4 or 5 acre plot of meadowland whichprovided an important source of protein. A very important collateralbenefit was that quantities of manure were produced to improve theproductivity of the cropland.

Even uncleared land was called into use. Much of the forest consistedof oaks, which produced large quantities of acorns each year. Again,while inedible to humans, it provided excellent fodder for pigs, whowould be turned out into the forest to forage for these and other foodssuch as mushrooms, truffles, and other edible roots and vegetation. Inaddition, pigs could thrive on refuse that otherwise would have gone towaste.

Another valuable addition to the farm were the sheep that could couldgraze on hillsides and rocky land that wasn't suitable for the grazing ofcattle. These sheep could not only turn unused vegetation into meat forthe table, but also produced wool that could provide clothing for thefamily. In addition, the sheepfold was an excellent source for muchneeded manure.

The final contribution to the medieval farm was made by the ubiquitouschicken, which could consume insects, grubs, worms, seeds and spilt grainwhile providing the farm family with eggs and meat.

It was during these times of unrest towards the end of Louis' reignthat a new threat began to make itself felt along the coast of northernEurope. Venturing out of the distant fjords and bays of the Norse sea,the raiders began to make their first raids along the northern coast ofthe Empire. These raids would increase in numbers and ferocity until thevery word "Viking" would come to strike fear into the heart of acontinent.

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