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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"The Franks"”.
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The reign of Lothar I (795-855), emperor of the Franks, through the charter evidence.
… research has concentrated upon Lothar I's father, Louis the Pious, and his brother, Charles the Bald. While recent works have illuminated individual aspects of Lothar' s career (such as the manuscripts produced by his Court School, his coinages, and his commissioning of biblical exegesis), …
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Competing Influences: Francia, Rome and the English in the Seventh Century
Francia and Rome loom large in English history in the seventh century. Both are visible in the evangelization of the English in the first half of the century, and their interaction is exemplified by Bishop Wilfrid’s career (c. 650–710), including his connections with Frankish bishops and his …
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Perceptions of Peoples in Early Medieval Wales
This PhD dissertation investigates the construction of identities in the early Middle Ages, focusing on three key texts conventionally dated to the ninth and tenth centuries: Historia Brittonum, Asser’s Life of King Alfred, and Armes Prydein Vawr. I examine the way these writers constructed ideas …
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Get A Head In Life: The Creation of Denis as a Cephalophoric Saint
… hagiographic narratives. In fact, it is one of the most common forms of martyrdom. In 8th century Francia, the beheading of Saint Denis became rose to national prestige. Saint Denis, the patron saint of Paris, engaged in a unique and original act. After Denis' martyrdom, he was raised from the …
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God's agency and the recent past in Carolingian history writing, c.750-900
The historians writing in the Carolingian Empire, with a few important exceptions, frequently ascribed events in recent history to God. Where they have been noticed at all, these statements of God’s agency have usually been explained as political propaganda, to demonstrate God’s favour towards the …