Hen Roman Barbarians

The Royal Court and Culture in the Early Medieval West
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-230-59364-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 213 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Medieval Culture and Society

This study investigates the place of the royal court and the operation of patronage in several European kingdoms in the early Middle Ages. It seeks to identify the roots of later medieval developments, and especially of the Carolingian Renaissance, in the centuries immediately succeeding the period of Roman rule.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hen, Y.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: A Series of Unfortunate Events Adaptation: The Ostrogothic Court of Theoderic the Great Out of Africa: The Vandal Court of Thrasamund Before and After: The Frankish Court of Chlothar II and Dagobert I Music of the Heart: The Unusual Case of King Sisebut Postcards from the Edges: A Prelude to the Carolingian Renaissance Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

YITZHAK HEN is Professor of Medieval History at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. His previous publications include Culture and Religion in Merovingian Gaul (1995); The Sacramentary of Echternach (1997); The Royal Patronage of Liturgy in Frankish Gaul (2001). He is the General Editor of the series Cultural Encounters in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.