Queen Brunhilda
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In the spring of 581 AD, two Frankish armies were preparing for a confrontation on the Champagne Plain. Six years ago, fate had it that the throne of the most powerful of the Frankish kingdoms - Austrasia - would be inherited by a child. Since then, the magnates had been fighting for the position of regent. But just as the decisive battle was about to begin, a woman in armor appeared among the ranks of the opponents. She did not come to participate in the battle, nor to inspire men to fight bravely. On the contrary, using all the authority granted to her by wearing a warrior's belt, she demanded that the Franks put an end to the discord. Unexpectedly, she succeeded. Thanks to this warrior gesture, the barbarian queen named Brunhilda made her mark in history. Soon, the Franks recognized her supreme authority, and for almost thirty years she ruled over the territory from the Atlantic to Bavaria and from Northern Italy to the shores of the Elbe, taking the helm of the most powerful kingdom of Medieval Europe - the Frankish Merovingian state.
But Bruno Dumézil's work is not just a vivid biography of Brunhilda. The French historian has gifted the reader with a true epic saga about the 'Merovingian era' - its main characters, barbarian kings and nobility, bishops and monks, intrigues at the royal court and in the provinces, the struggle for power and influence. A saga about the medieval world that could have been different without Brunhilda.
Author:
Author:Dumezil B.
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Fiction
Dimensions:
Dimensions:21.5x14.5x2.9 cm
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-91852-162-5
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