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- Title
Carolingian kings and the leges barbarorum.
- Authors
Faulkner, Thomas
- Abstract
This article examines various texts attributed to Charlemagne and Louis the Pious, associated with a reform of the Merovingian-era leges barbarorum. It argues that in some cases their attribution to a king is not secure, and proposes they be seen instead as derived from local meetings, independent of direct royal influence. If approached in this way, the contents allow some insight into how the leges were read in the Carolingian period, which is otherwise difficult to derive from surviving sources. They suggest that the leges were used broadly, practically and flexibly in disputes, and were not seen as official, royally endorsed law.
- Subjects
CAROLINGIANS; MEDIEVAL law; GERMANIC law; FRANKISH law; CHARLEMAGNE, Emperor, 742-814; LOUIS I, Emperor, 778-840; ATTRIBUTION of authorship; MEROVINGIANS; NINTH century; WESTERN European history; HISTORICAL source material
- Publication
Historical Research, 2013, Vol 86, Issue 233, p443
- ISSN
0950-3471
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1468-2281.12027