Merovingian Worlds

James T. Palmer (University of St Andrews, Scotland)

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Cambridge University Press
13 January 2025

History; European history

Series: Cambridge Medieval Textbooks

The 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.

By: James T. Palmer (University of St Andrews Scotland)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781108737593
ISBN 10: 1108737595
Series: Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 13 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

James T. Palmer is Professor of History at the University of St Andrews. His previous books include Anglo-Saxons in a Frankish World 690–900 (2009), The Apocalypse in the Early Middle Ages (2014), and Early Medieval Hagiography (2018).