FREE ESSAY ON CLOVIS

CLOVIS

Jae Hwang
January 11, 2001
Mr. Bowen
Chlodwech and year 496.
Chlodwech whom refers as Clovis (466~511) was a son of Childeric I and founder of the
Merovingian monarchy. Originally little more than a tribal chieftain, he became sole
leader of the Salian Franks by force of perseverance and by murdering a number of
relatives. After his marriage (493) to the Burgundian princess Clotilda a Catholic, he
had his children baptized but was not immediately converted to a Christian. He converted
to Christian after defeating Alemanni in the late 490s. some Gallo-Roman bishops lead by
Remigius persuaded Clovis to become a Christian believer. Chlodwech and three thousand of
his troops were baptized in Rheims on Christmas day year 496. However, there were some
problems that had to deal with conversion of Clovis. Clovis and his troops believed Jesus
Christ as a figure who protects them from the battle where they fight. Also they believed
Jesus will bring them a victory from the battles. However, in teaching of Jesus Christ,
he never talks about he will bring the victory in the war. He never talks about help
killing other people. In addition, Gallo Roman bishops offered Franks a liturgy in their
own language or to give them a vernacular translation of scripture.