TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wood,I.N.
TI  - The Merovingian kingdoms, 450-751
SN  - 0582493722 (pbk.)
U1  - 940.013 
PY  - 1994///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Longman
KW  - Merovingians
KW  - Civilization, Medieval
KW  - France
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - History
KW  - Church history
KW  - To 987
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-341) and index; 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
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