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"Riché has managed to make an often confusing period of history accessible to the reader, and this is a considerable achievement."--Historia
"Invaluable to those who need to disentangle the complex family relationships of those who controlled much of Europe for so many centuries."--American Historical Review
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Pierre Riché traces the emergence of Europe from the seventh to the early eleventh century, the period that witnessed the rise, fall, and revival of the Carolinian Empire. It was during this time the first contours of a broad new civilization and the first visible signs of European unity are discernable.
Until the seventh century Europe was simply a geographic term; as Isidore of Seville defined it, Europe was "the space that extended from the river Don to Spain and the Atlantic." By the ninth century, however, Europe had gradually acquired a collective being with a shared identity. The political, cultural, and spiritual activity of laymen and churchmen had fostered the creation of a common European fold, which stretched from the Atlantic to the Vistula, and the plains of the middle Danube.
The transformation was due in large part to the Carolinians, their relations, and their allies, who together became the masters of Gaul and then much of the West. Riché traces the destiny of the Carolingians and the parallel history of Europe, stressing the roles of the leaders who imposed themselves by force, diplomacy, and culture.
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The good fortune of the early Carolingians began with two noble families settled in an area of the Frankish realm known since the close of the sixth century as Austrasia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
The good fortune of the early Carolingians began with two noble families settled in an area of the Frankish realm known since the close of the sixth century as Austrasia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)