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History of the Franks
Book • 1976
The 'History of the Franks' by Gregory of Tours is a ten-book historical work that chronicles the history of the Franks and the Merovingian dynasty.
It begins with a brief overview of the biblical Old and New Testaments and the spread of Christianity in Gaul.
The narrative continues through the early Merovingian kings, including King Clovis I's conversion to Christianity and his conquests, and details the complex political and ecclesiastical events of sixth-century Gaul.
The work includes accounts of miracles, natural events, the lives of saints and martyrs, and the interactions between various tribes such as the Visigoths, Lombards, and Huns.
It begins with a brief overview of the biblical Old and New Testaments and the spread of Christianity in Gaul.
The narrative continues through the early Merovingian kings, including King Clovis I's conversion to Christianity and his conquests, and details the complex political and ecclesiastical events of sixth-century Gaul.
The work includes accounts of miracles, natural events, the lives of saints and martyrs, and the interactions between various tribes such as the Visigoths, Lombards, and Huns.
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