. ▁However , ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁influence ▁started ▁to ▁decl ine ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁period , ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Per th ▁of ▁ 1 2 6 6 . ▁Also , ▁civil ▁wars ▁ra ged ▁in ▁Norway ▁between ▁ 1 1 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 2 4 0 . ▁ ▁France ▁and ▁Germany ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁the ▁Carol ing ian ▁Empire ▁had ▁been ▁divided ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁separate ▁successor ▁kingdom s ▁called ▁France ▁and ▁Germany , ▁although ▁not ▁with ▁their ▁modern ▁boundaries . ▁Germany ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁which ▁reached ▁its ▁high - water ▁mark ▁of ▁unity ▁and ▁political ▁power . ▁ ▁Georgia ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁successful ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁David ▁IV ▁of ▁Georgia ▁( 1 0 8 9 – 1 1 2 5 ), ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Georgia ▁grew ▁in ▁strength ▁and ▁exp elled ▁the ▁Sel j uk ▁Empire ▁from ▁its ▁lands . ▁David ' s ▁decis ive ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Did g ori ▁( 1 1 2 1 ) ▁against ▁the ▁Sel j uk ▁Tur ks , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁which ▁Georgia ▁re capt ured ▁its ▁lost ▁capital ▁T bil isi , ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Golden ▁Age . ▁David ' s ▁grand d augh ter ▁Queen ▁T amar ▁continued ▁the ▁up ward ▁rise , ▁successfully ▁neutral izing ▁internal ▁opposition ▁and ▁emb ark ing ▁on ▁an ▁ener get ic ▁foreign ▁policy ▁a ided ▁by ▁further ▁decl ine ▁of