Bella Civilia: the civil wars in the Merovingian Gaul by Gregogy of Tours vision
Edmar Checon de Freitas
Original title: Bella Civilia: as guerras civis na Gália Merovíngia na visão de Gregório de Tours
Published in The chivalry and the art of war in the Ancient and Medieval World
Keywords: Civil Wars, Gregory of Tours, Merovingian Gaul.
Gontrão: Rei, Sacerdote, Santo
Edmar Checon de Freitas
Published in The Philosophical Tradition in the Ancient and Medieval World
Keywords: Christian royalty, Gregory of Tours, Merovingian Gaul.
Gregory of Tours, Political Criticism and Lower-Class Violence
Michael BURROWS
Published in Pleasure in the Middle Ages
Keywords: Authority, Class, Gregory of Tours, Merovingian Gaul, Political Critique.
The aim of this paper is to add to the growing scholarship on Gregory of Tours’ Histories by investigating a series of episodes of lower class violence that occurred in Book VII of that work. It is hoped that this study will demonstrate an additional layer to Gregory’s work, and add to our understanding of his perception of authority in contemporary Merovingian society. It is also hoped that, in addition to investigation Gregory’s agenda, some light will be cast on the lower classes of Merovingian Gaul and their potential for ‘independent’ acts of violence.
