La Geste Des Rois Des Francs [French]

by Stéphane Lebecq and Bruno Krusch

English summary: The Gesta regum Francorum, or Acts of the Kings of the Franks, is one of the main sources for the history of the Franks and the Merovingian dynasty. The author was likely a literate noble, versed in the ways of the court and the battlefield. Through this source, readers see the disintegration of the Merovingian dynasty and the rise of the Pippinids, who would become the Carolingians. Critical edition of the original Latin with accompanying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2251343059
• ISBN13: 9782251343051
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Les Belles Lettres
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 19.75 lbs.