Feudalism, also referred to as the Feudal System, was a political and economic system that emerged in Europe during the 900s as a result of the breaking down of the Carolingian Empire; taking this into account, it can perhaps be said that the actions of three of Charlemagne’s own grandsons indirectly make them the founding fathers of the system; the downfall of the Carolingian empire, after all, could only rest in the hands of the people responsible for weakening it by threefold. Though ironically dramatic in nature, Charlemagne's grandsons’ feud over power must have seemed trivial to even them when faced with the overwhelming armies of Vikings suddenly jumping at the chance to invade a broken empire; then again, it is possible that their own