Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online |
Editors | David G. Hunter, Paul J. J. van Geest, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte |
Place of Publication | Leiden |
Publisher | Brill |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 2018 |
Abstract
The Franks were originally a confederation of pagan German-speaking tribes living across the Rhine valley. In the late 5th century CE, they established a kingdom in former Roman Gaul, under the leadership of the Merovingian clan.