Status Updates From The Merovingian Kingdoms 45...

In 55 pages we’ve made it through the earliest mentions of the Merovingians all the way through the first split of the kingdom after Clovis’ death in 511. His sons- Theuderic and chlothilds sons by Clovis Chlodomer, Childebert I and Chlothar I have together taken Thuringia (bringing Radegund into the fold with it) Burgundy, the Auvergne and Provence all by 537 creating the eminent successor state after Rome

First two chapters done. First was background on Burgundians, visigoths and Franks who worked for and exploited the decline of the western Roman Empire and after the fall found themselves as barbarians carrying the torch of Roman administration of government. Second was about the continuity of literary tradition from Rome to merov: Sidonius, fortunatus and Gregory of tours; letter writing. Slow start but fun

Right off the bat I know it will be different to Palmers Merovingian Worlds- published ‘94 so 22 years old, plus the approach is simply different. I did enjoy his mention of the book gaining the perspective of women from the delay in writing it (started in the 80 I guess).

Northumbrian Renaissance mentioned, threw me for a loop however looked at Morris’ Anglo-Saxons and found what I read there last year. Fun

Le plus fatigant avec ce livre, c’est l’édition en ligne que j’ai trouvé. Parce que sinon il est vraiment bien. Le fait que l’auteur ne soit pas français ou belge apporte vraiment une nouvelle lumière sur le sujet.

Le fait que celui-ci n'ait pas été traduit en français va rendre la lecture beaucoup plus longue. Et encore, jusqu'ici, je n'ai été vérifié le sens que d'un seul mot.

On sent tout de suite le point de vue critique de l'historien. Ca met en confiance.