Eastern Europe in the Early Middle Ages: A Social and Economic History of the Long Sixth Century

by Florin Curta

There is a sense in which the medieval history of eastern Europe begins with the year 568 AD when the Avars defeated the Gepids and the Lombards migrated to Italy. And yet, as Eastern Europe in the Early Middles Ages shows, this is misleading: not only did the Gepids survive under Avar rule but political developments in the Carpathian Basin and the Balkans had begun before this time.

To rectify this, Florin Curta explores the social...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784539503
• ISBN13: 9781784539504
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 464 Pages