Nouvelle acquisition : The merovingians in historiographical tradition : from the sixth to the sixteenth centuries

FOX YanivThe merovingians in historiographical tradition : from the sixth to the sixteenth centuriesCambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024, X-331 p.ISBN 978-1-00-928501-8 HMA 542 Résumé éditeur : The Merovingian centuries were a foundational period in the historical consciousness of western Europe. The memory of the first dynasty of Frankish kings, their origin myths, accomplishments, and failures were used by generations of chroniclers, propagandists, and historians to justify a w...