i at least count. charlemagne promoted the establishment of monasteries latin schools and libraries all across his empire and to this day there are many precious collections of manuscripts from the time. charlemagne all over europe such as in the benedictine melkor monastery overlooking the danube in austria they are outstanding witnesses to the scholarly knows of a time now known as the carolingian renee since. it was a development in almost all areas of knowledge and life one that is also reflected in the carolingian buildings in the gatehouse of the last monastery just north of hyderabad. the other face of his reign war and people oppression and violence were still