History of the Franks
Overview
The History of the Franks is Gregory of Tours’ most notable work. This book details the history of the Franks beginning with the creation of Adam and Eve, quickly moving to the Christianization of Gaul, followed by the life of St. Martin of Tours, the conversion of the Franks, and the conquest of Gaul under Clovis. Gregory of Tours next recounts the history of the Frankish Kings, and his own family genealogy.
The latter chapters of this work are a personal narrative, as Gregory of Tours was well-connected and intimately knew four Frankish kings—Sigebert I, Chilperic I, Guntram, and Childebert II. The History of the Franks is valuable as both a history of kings, queens, and saints, as well as a detailed account of the cultures and customs of Merovingian Gaul.
With the Logos edition, this resource is fully integrated with the rest of your digital library. Events in this book are also tagged with Timeline events, activate the Timeline filter to see events from the History of the Franks within the larger context of church history.
This edition of History of the Franks provides translated selections from the original text. The omitted chapters are included in a summarized form.
- An eye-witness account of sixth-century life in Merovingian Gaul
- An informative preface written by editor James T. Shotwell
- Selections from Gregory of Tours’ Eight Books of Miracles
- Title: History of the Franks
- Author: Gregory of Tours
- Editor: James T. Shotwell
- Translator: Ernest Brehaut
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publication Date: 1916
- Pages: 326
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Of the original 326 pages, how many are included in the Logos edition? How can we place an informed bid without knowing how badly truncated the text will be? What is the point of buying an historical document if whole chapters are summarized? Would you accept a copy of the bible with chapters summarized?
