Late Merovingian France
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ISBN-13:
9780719047916
Veröffentl:
1996
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.01.1996
Seiten:
412
Autor:
Paul Fouracre
Gewicht:
516 g
Format:
216x140x22 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This collection of documents in translation brings together the seminal sources for the late Merovingian Frankish kingdom. It inteprets the chronicles and saint's lives rigorously to reveal new insights into the nature and significance of sanctity, power and power relationships.
The 7th century in its historical context; sources and historians - hagiography and history; Merovingian Latin - the language of the sources; "Liber Historiae Francorum" (The Book of the History of the Franks); "Vita Domnae Balthildis" (The Life of Lady Balthild, Queen of the Franks); "Vita Audoini Episcopi Rotomagensis" (The Life of Audoin, Bishop of Rouen); "Acta Aunemundi" (The Deeds of Aunemund); "Passio Leudegarii" (The Suffering of St. Leudegar); "Passio Praejecti" (The Suffering of Praejectus); "Vita Sanctae Geretrudis" (The Life of Saint Geretrud), and the "Additamentum Nivialense de Fuilano" (The Nivelles Supplement to the "Vita Fursei" Concerning Foillan); the first section of "Annales Mettenses Priores" (The Earlier Annals of Metz).
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