Originally the medieval world to me was defined by knights doing chivalrous deeds, their relationship to kings, wars, plague and, of course, the dominance of Christianity. However, after going through the course, I realize my original perception of the medieval world was based on a small and, more likely, fake time period. Now, however, the medieval world to me is defined by a struggle to survive and become dominant in a world filled with competition. In Augustine’s book, we saw that Christianity was in no way the only or even the dominant religion, and even Augustine, a Saint, was once a non-Christian. However, The History of the Franks offers a stronger example of this example. Early in the book, we see kings converting between religions for military reasons, hoping that the Christian god will “work” better than the Pagan gods. The existence of wars between brothers, uncles, and even fathers helps show that a constant struggle for power existed. However, even soldiers could not be depended on, if a King was unable to provide “loot,” such as Lothar, soldiers would rebel. While the time of Joinville and the Song of Roland, seems to have been slightly more peaceful and stable, their worlds were stilled filled with wars against a new enemy “Saracens.” Therefore, Medieval means to me a world filled with both physical and mental dangers where people had to struggle to live and survive.