Oathbreakers

Oathbreakers is the dramatic history of the brutal, turbulent time of the Carolingian Civil War. Medieval historians David M. Perry and Matthew Gabriele illuminate what happens when a once unshakeable political and cultural order breaks down and long suppressed tensions flare into deadly violence.

Drawn from rich primary sources, the book features a wide cast of characters and is packed with dramatic twists and turns, rivaling the greatest fictional epics.

It explores the consequences of disagreeing on facts and reality, the sacredness of royal oaths, and the bloody conflicts that shaped the trajectory of medieval Europe.