merovingian|merovingians in English

noun

['merəʊ'vɪndʒʒn]

member of the Merovingian dynasty

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1. The Carolingian dynasty dethroned the Merovingians in the 8th century.

2. Under the Merovingians, the Carolingians obtained the office of mayor of the palace.As the authority of the Merovingian rulers gradually slipped from them, power became increasingly concentrated in the hands of the mayors, so much so that they were the ones who were effectively ruling the kingdom.

3. Then we are exposed to the Merovingian dynasty and subsequent Carolingian dynasty

4. Antrustion, the name of the members of the military household of the Merovingian kings

5. The Merovingian rule ended in March 752 when Pope Zachary formally deposed Childeric III.

6. Antrustion, the name of the members of the bodyguard or military household of the Merovingian kings

7. Antrustion, the name of the members of the bodyguard or military household of the Merovingian kings

8. The Merovingian civil wars, at least in the sixth century, were centripetal, rather than centrifugal.

9. Antrustion was the name of the members of the bodyguard or military household of the Merovingian kings

10. To the wealth they received from their estates and taxation, successful Merovingians could also add plunder and tribute from neighbouring peoples.

11. Anglo-saxon cross brass pendant with enamels, Ixworth Cross replica, Merovingian necklace, Anglo saxon jewelry, hand made jewelry

12. Antrustion in Europe Antrustion, the name of the members of the bodyguard or military household of the Merovingian kings

13. Antrustion An Antrustions was a member of the bodyguard or military household of the Merovingian Kings of the Franks

14. It also gravely disappointed the hopes of the House of Lorraine, the claimants to the throne who represented the Merovingian blood-line.

15. Germany - Germany - Merovingians and Carolingians: When the Western Roman Empire ended in 476, the Germanic tribes west of the Rhine were not politically united

16. Some of the more recent date from the French Revolution; the oldest may hail from the Merovingian era, more than 200 years ago.

17. Brunhild, queen of the Frankish kingdom of Austrasia, daughter of the Visigothic king Athanagild, and one of the most forceful figures of the Merovingian age

18. Possibly the most Cartoonishly evil woman to have ever existed, this Merovingian queen was an endless source of assassination attempts - including, on one memorable occasion, her own young daughter.

19. Beginning with Pippin II, the Carolingians set out to put the regnum Francorum (kingdom of the Franks) back together, after its fragmentation after the death of Dagobert I, a Merovingian king.

20. The most important source for the life of Clovis and the character of Merovingian Gaul is the History of the Franks by Gregory of Tours, written between 575 and 585 and available in several English translations

21. Anyone wishing to become a bodyguard (Antrustion) of a Merovingian King had to present himself fully armed to the King and with his hands in the King's hand had to swear an oath of allegiance to the King

22. An Antrustion (Latin: antrustio, plural Antrustiones) was a member of the bodyguard or military household of the Merovingian kings of the Franks.The bodyguard itself is called the trustis (French: truste), a Frankish word with a Latin ending, possibly signifying comfort, aid, fidelity, trust (compare Old High German trost)

23. When we list all of the syntactic features which could be taken as evidence of the linguistic Archaism of AEthelberht (excluding the nominativus pendens), it becomes clear that such features may be accounted for more plausibly if we assume the influence of Merovingian Latin legal codes