Paul Fouracre

Late Merovingian France: History and Hagiography Paul Fouracre

Marc Notes: First digital paperback edition published 2008-t.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-387) and index. Publisher Marketing: This collection of documents in translation brings together the seminal sources for the late Merovingian Frankish kingdom. It inteprets the chronicles and saint's lives rigorously to reveal new insights into the nature and significance of sanctity, power and power relationships. Contributor Bio:  Fouracre, Paul Paul Fouracre is Professor of Medieval History and currently Head of History at the University of Manchester. With interests in the political and social history of the Franks, his publications include Late Merovingian France: History and Hagiography 640 720 (with R. Gerberding, 1996), The Age of Charles Martel (2000); and, as editor, The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 1 (Cambridge University Press, 2005).