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Social system and rule under the Merovingians
The king was the ruler of the state and kingship was elective, but the only possible candidates were descendants of the Merovingian dynasty. Since...
Medieval Germany
Kingdom of the Burgundy (406-534)
The Burgundians were an east-Germanic tribe. Firstly they were settling around the Baltic Sea, and on the island Bornholm. They were driven from the...
Medieval Germany
Vandals (165-536 AD)
The Vandals were a east-Germanic tribe. They were settling around the Oder River area in the first century. They had two main groups, the...
Middle Ages
Feudalism and the role of villages in the early middle ages
Feudalism, in a stricter sense, represents a system of rights and obligations that is founded on the ownership of land, and the personal relations...
Articles about the Franks
Carolingian Dynasty (714-768)
Charles Martel (714 – 741)
Pepin of Herstal died in 714 after uniting the Frankish state. His son Grimoald II died during Pepin’s lifetime. Nevertheless,...
Articles about the Franks
Charlemagne or Charles the Great (768 – 814) – King of the Franks
Pepin the Short died in 768. Shortly before his death he decided that his son Charles would rule over Austrasia and Neustria, while his...
The Goths
The Visigoths in Hispania, Kingdom of Toledo (555-633 AD)
The Visigoths were mostly pushed out of Gaul by the mid-6th century, and their interest shifted to the Iberian Peninsula. The peninsula was inhabited...