The Merovingian Kingdoms (c. 450-751) dominated much of what is now France, Belgium, and Germany, and were the most powerful and long-lived of the states that transformed the inheritance of Rome after the Crisis of the Fifth Century. Yet they often remain representative of an imagined 'Dark Age', in which civility was eroded by migration, violence, illiteracy, superstition, and a retreat from globality. Through a deep exploration of manuscripts, charters, and burials, Merovingian Worlds offers a fresh account of the period, outlining its complexities, diversity and creativity. This was a world built on dynamic political, socio-economic, cultural, and religious interactions, and shaped by its wide-ranging connections from Britain and Ireland to Byzantium and beyond. The book provides a critical introduction to the rich source material and the modern debates that shaped our perception of Western Europe after the Fall of Rome.
| ISBN: | 9781108493611 |
| Publication date: | 5th December 2024 |
| Author: | James T Palmer |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 312 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Medieval Textbooks |
| Genres: |
European history: medieval period, middle ages Archaeology by period / region |
The Merovingian Kingdoms (c. 450-751) dominated much of what is now France, Belgium, and Germany, and were the most powerful and long-lived of the states that transformed the inheritance of Rome after the Crisis of the Fifth Century. Yet they often remain representative of an imagined 'Dark Age', in which civility was eroded by migration, violence, illiteracy, superstition, and a retreat from globality. Through a deep exploration of manuscripts, charters, and burials, Merovingian Worlds offers a fresh account of the period, outlining its complexities, diversity and creativity. This was a world built on dynamic political, socio-economic, cultural, and religious interactions, and shaped by its wide-ranging connections from Britain and Ireland to Byzantium and beyond. The book provides a critical introduction to the rich source material and the modern debates that shaped our perception of Western Europe after the Fall of Rome.
Merovingian Worlds features in the following genres: European history: medieval period, middle ages, Archaeology by period / region
Merovingian Worlds is available in Hardback, Paperback
Merovingian Worlds was written by James T Palmer and published by Cambridge University Press
Merovingian Worlds has 312 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Medieval Textbooks series
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