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This book shows how a set of great stories changed the political playing field in an early medieval society.
The Merovingian Kingdoms and the Mediterranean World
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The Oxford Handbook of the Merovingian World
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Examines research from a variety of fields, including archaeology, bio-archaeology, architecture, hagiographic literature, manuscripts, liturgy, visionary liter
Hagiography and the History of Latin Christendom, 500–1500
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Hagiography and the History of Latin Christendom, 500–1500 shows the historical value of texts celebrating saints—both the most abundant medieval source mat
Queens, Consorts, Concubines: Gregory of Tours and Women of the Merovingian Elite
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Gregory of Tours hoped to inspire the believers in sixth-century Gaul with examples of righteous and wicked deeds and their consequences. Critiquing his own soc