Wielka strategia czy czy zbieg okoliczności? Kształtowanie się wschodniej granicy państwa karolińskiego w VIII–IX w. w Europie Środkowej
Krzysztof Polek
The article concerns the expansion of Frankish border towards East, its participation in policy during reign Charlemagne and Ludwig Pious role it played history culture Central Europe. configuration eastern was result a victory war with Saxons. Its genesis had strategic goal, which to  provide security to main Carolingian centers lay church administration, located middle lower valleys River Meuse Skalda, close (about 100 km) Saxon territory. In case second conflict, emergency Awarian khaganate, outburst closely related annexation Principality  Agilolfing (Bavaria). After their completion, at beginning ninth century, monarchy ran from estuary Elbe Baltic coast Adriatic Balkans. By nature did not resemble Roman limes, more zone than system linear fortifications. Louis were able build permanent frontier countries that acted as buffer protecting territory state east. collapse khaganate neighborhood became catalyst for political social changes among Slavic tribes settled above all Danube regions. contemporary culture, we can see fusion inheritance impacts (Bavaria, Italy, Saxony, Germany) also Byzantium.
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