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Feudal Society, “The Fief,” Marc Bloch.
Oops Caucasians forgot to whitenized this…
Coronation of Pharamond From Chronicles of France and St. Denis of John the Good. Royal 16 G vi, f. 3 (1332-1350)
add info: The miniature at the beginning of the prologue of the coronation of Pharamond illustrates the theme of royal succession, which is present throughout the manuscript. Pharamond was thought to have been the first king to unite Frankish lands under one rule. Here Pharamond is accompanied on his right by a pagan prince. On his left are two kings who will succeed him, each wearing a blue mantle embellished with the motif of the golden fleur-de-lys, the symbol of French monarchy.
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NEW MAP: Europe 287: Carausian Revolt (early 287) https://buff.ly/3bL5bQh In 286 Diocletian appointed his deputy Maximian as co-emperor to rule the West while he himself ruled the East. Almost immediately the Germanic tribes invaded Gaul while Frankish and Saxon pirates raided the Channel. To deal with the pirates, Maximian placed the general Carausius in charge of the Channel fleet, but, after being accused of corruption, Carausius fled to Britain with the fleet and proclaimed himself emperor. #thirdcentury #carausius #ancientrome #romanbritain #ancientbritain #cartographer #europe #europeanhistory #franks #historias #historicalmaps #historyinthemaking #historylovers #historymuseum #historyteacher #map #mapmaking #mapping #maps #roman #romancivilwar #romancivilwars #romanempire #romanhistory #romans #saxons #teachinghistory #worldatlas #worldhistory #newmap (at Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France)
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NEW MAP: Europe 287: Carausian Revolt (early 287) https://buff.ly/3bL5bQh In 286 Diocletian appointed his deputy Maximian as co-emperor to rule the West while he himself ruled the East. Almost immediately the Germanic tribes invaded Gaul while Frankish and Saxon pirates raided the Channel. To deal with the pirates, Maximian placed the general Carausius in charge of the Channel fleet, but, after being accused of corruption, Carausius fled to Britain with the fleet and proclaimed himself emperor. #thirdcentury #carausius #ancientrome #romanbritain #ancientbritain #cartographer #europe #europeanhistory #franks #historias #historicalmaps #historyinthemaking #historylovers #historymuseum #historyteacher #map #mapmaking #mapping #maps #roman #romancivilwar #romancivilwars #romanempire #romanhistory #romans #saxons #teachinghistory #worldatlas #worldhistory #newmap (at Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France)
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NEW MAP: Europe 280: Proculus and Bonosus (late 280) https://buff.ly/32MMiXX Following his victories over the Germanic tribes, Probus headed east to confront the Persians. However, as he approached Syria in 280, news of renewed unrest in the west forced him to turn back. This time two usurpers, Proculus and Bonosus, had risen up in Gaul. It’s unclear as to whether or not the two were aligned; either way, Probus defeated them both by 281. #thirdcentury #ancientrome #3rdcentury #europe #europeanhistory #gaul #franks #goths #ancientgaul #historicalmaps #historie #historisch #historyclass #historydegree #historyinthemaking #historylovers #germania #map #mapping #maps #roman #romancivilwar #romancivilwars #romanempire #romanhistory #romans #romanemperor #caesar #spqr #newmap (at Lugdunum)
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NEW MAP: Europe 278: Probus’ Restoration of Gaul (summer 278) https://buff.ly/3tokd5h After becoming emperor, Probus marched west, where in 277–8 he expelled the Germanic invaders from Gaul and mounted his own invasion of Germania. While he was engaged in this war, usurpers rose up in Syria and Britain, but were swiftly suppressed. #thirdcentury #alemanni #ancientrome #germania #burgundians #cartographic #ancientgaul #gaul #europe #europeanhistory #gallic #franks #histories #historygram #historylover #historynerd #instahistory #mapmaking #maps #roman #romancivilwar #romanempire #romanhistory #romans #spqr #romanemperor #caesar #welovehistory #welovemaps #newmap (at Frankfurt, Germany)
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A Merovingian tremissis issued by King Childebert II, with his portrait on the front and a fantastical creature on the reverse.
Cast out of gold.
Made in the late 6th century by the Merovingian Franks at Tours in Gaul.
Currently held at the American Numismatic Society.
For those of you surprised at Tours issuing a coin for an Austrasian king. Firstly, after the death of Charibert I, king of Paris, his kingdom was divided between his 3 surviving brothers. Tours along Poitiers falling into Austrasian brother king Sigebert who is the faither of Childebert.
Secondly at the time Poitiers with Dowager Queen Radegund and Tours with repudiated Queen Ingoberga were probably safer as havens for these two ladies as Austrasian than with the Neustrian Chilperic who is not innocent in the death of Sigebert.
Thirdly, Tours was the capital of France before king Clovis moved it to Paris. Tours enjoyed a milder climate, was central and hosted the relics to the great late antiquity saint: Martin of Tours.
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A Carolingian denarius with a classicizing imperial bust of emperor Louis the Pious on the front, and a ship being oared on a tumultuous sea on the reverse.
Cast out of silver.
Made in the 810s at La Caloterrie in the northern Carolingian domains (near Belgium).
Currently held at the American Numismatic Society.
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Disk Brooch
Frankish
650- 700
Gold with green and clear glass, mother-of-pearl, and copper
“The dress of Frankish women generally consisted of a tunic, cinched by a belt from which hung an array of pendants. A wrap or cloak went over the tunic. Shoes and hosiery, fastened with buckles, covered the legs. Earrings, necklaces, and hairpins completed the ensemble.
Aspects of this dress changed from the 300s to the 600s, and brooches in particular convey changes in taste. From the 300s to the 500s, pairs of small brooches, in an array of inventive shapes, held the wrap in place. By the 600s, a single large disc brooch, usually elaborately decorated, served the same function. No other piece of jewelry is more characteristic of Frankish dress than the brooch, and no other better demonstrates the virtuosity of Frankish metalworkers.”
In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image and description taken from the object’s page on The Met’s website. Visit the object’s page for zoom capability, related objects in the collection, and online resources.
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