{"product_id":"merovingian-worlds-hardback-9781108493611","title":"Merovingian Worlds (Hardback) 9781108493611","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMerovingian Worlds\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA new history of the Merovingians exploring the period's complexity and why it is so contested in modern scholarship.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames T. Palmer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108493611, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 December 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e314 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.1 x 14.5 x 2.4 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Arguably one the most commendable attributes of the book is that it does not fall into the time-honoured trap of Merovingian studies: placing Gregory of Tours at the centre of analysis  … While the reputations of both Gregory and the Merovingians have been rehabilitated, Palmer's book is amongst the first of its scope to treat other Merovingian sources (not just historical texts) on genuinely equal footing. This is refreshing for specialists and sets a valuable precedent for newcomers alike, establishing Merovingian Worlds as an essential starting point for anyone seeking a comprehensive overview of the period.' Michaela Selway, H-Soz-Kult\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Merovingian Kingdoms (c. 450–751) dominated much of what is now France, Belgium, and Germany, and were the most powerful and long-lived of the states that transformed the inheritance of Rome after the Crisis of the Fifth Century. Yet they often remain representative of an imagined 'Dark Age', in which civility was eroded by migration, violence, illiteracy, superstition, and a retreat from globality. Through a deep exploration of manuscripts, charters, and burials, Merovingian Worlds offers a fresh account of the period, outlining its complexities, diversity and creativity. This was a world built on dynamic political, socio-economic, cultural, and religious interactions, and shaped by its wide-ranging connections from Britain and Ireland to Byzantium and beyond. The book provides a critical introduction to the rich source material and the modern debates that shaped our perception of Western Europe after the Fall of Rome.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. History and its historians\u003cbr\u003e 2. Identities and status\u003cbr\u003e 3. Power in the early Merovingian world (c. 450–613)\u003cbr\u003e 4. The rise of the shadow kings (613–751)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Economies, people and nature\u003cbr\u003e 6. Literacy and culture\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Frankish churches\u003cbr\u003e 8. Religions and the wider world\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173796213016,"sku":"9781108493611","price":65.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108493611i.jpg?v=1781172219","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/merovingian-worlds-hardback-9781108493611","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}