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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
I don't think we do.  It's not like the savages were united - there were a number of tribes, each with its own king. The Church provided an overall unifying force, but it was by no means the "leader". |
I'm suprised that you dont consider both the church and Kings as the the leadership in Europe at that time. They prospered off the power and leadership of each other.
The Kings would be confirmed by god (church) and the King in return would support often by force the biblical law. The word of the church was considered the law I would consider that leadership.
If Henry VIII had to literally throw out an entire religion just so he could get a divorce that shows me some serious power.