Wood, I. N.  1950- <br/><br/>
The Merovingian kingdoms, 450-751 / 
Ian Wood. 
 - London ;  New York :  Longman,  1994. 
 - xii, 395 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-341) and index. 
<br/><br/>The barbarians in Gaul -- Literary continuity and discontinuity : late-fifth-and sixth-century culture -- The establishment of Merovingian power : the Franks before 537 -- Kings and kingdoms : the structure of the realm in the sixth century -- The limits of ecclesiastical power : episcopal jurisdiction and politics -- Stability in disunity : the civil wars of the sixth century -- Laws and law - codes : Merovingian legislation -- Royal women : fredegund, brunhild and radegund -- Redefining the kingdom : Cchlothar II, Dagobert I, Sigibert II and Clovis II -- The Merovingians and their neighbours -- The place of the monasteries : politics and the religious life, 613-64 -- Land, wealth and the economy -- The failure of consensus : Merovingian politics from 656-80 -- The culture of churchmen : education, theology and book-production in the later seventh century -- The checks on ambition : Merovingian politics, 680-721 -- Towards reunification : wars and politics, 721-751 -- The northern emporia : quentovic, dorestad and the 'sceatta' economy -- Mission accomplished : the Merovingian church east of the rhine -- Conclusion : the Merovingian achievement. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0582493722 (pbk.) 9780582493728 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Merovingians.<br/>Civilization, Medieval
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>France--Kings and rulers--History.<br/>France--Church history--To 987.<br/>France--History--To 987.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.013  / WOO