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- Title
Balance of power across the Channel: reassessing Frankish hegemony in southern England (sixth–early seventh century).
- Authors
Bavuso, Irene
- Abstract
Relations between southern Britain and the Merovingian kingdoms in the sixth and early seventh centuries have largely been understood in terms of a Frankish hegemony extending across the Channel. However, a re‐examination of the small group of written sources on which this idea is based shows that they do not necessarily imply such overlordship. Sixth‐century archaeological evidence points to a different and more complex picture of Frankish influence: displaying links with the Franks was crucial for the self‐representation of elites in southern England, and should be understood in the context of extensive transmarine contacts.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; ENGLISH civilization, 1066-1485; MEROVINGIANS; HEGEMONY; FRANKS; ELITE (Social sciences); INTERNATIONAL relations
- Publication
Early Medieval Europe, 2021, Vol 29, Issue 3, p283
- ISSN
0963-9462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/emed.12481