This volume highlights the heretofore largely neglected Battle of Vouillé in 507 CE, when the Frankish King Clovis defeated Alaric II, the King of the Visigoths. Clovis' victory proved a crucial step in the expulsion of the Visigoths from Francia into Spain, thereby leaving Gaul…
This volume highlights the heretofore largely neglected Battle of Vouillé in 507 CE, when the Frankish King Clovis defeated Alaric II, the King of the Visigoths. Clovis' victory proved a crucial step in the expulsion of the Visigoths from Francia into Spain, thereby leaving Gaul…
Using both contemporary documents and the evidence provided by thousands of archaeological excavations over the last century, Edward James traces the history of the Franks from barbarism to civil and military dominance in Northern Europe.
Using both contemporary documents and the evidence provided by thousands of archaeological excavations over the last century, Edward James traces the history of the Franks from barbarism to civil and military dominance in Northern Europe.