A Source Book for Mediæval History Selected Documents illustrating the History of Europe in the Middle Age

The documents in this section are intended to illustrate the history of the Germans from the period before the migrations to the beginning of the struggle between the empire and the papacy, 1073. The historical development of this period resulted in the formation of the Holy Roman Empire, as the form of government for western Europe. The civilization of the Middle Age was in the main the result of the union of Roman and German elements. This union was brought about by the invasion of the Roman empire by the tribes of German blood that lay along and back of the frontier of the empire. It is important, therefore, to understand the character of the German race and institutions, which are illustrated by nos. 1 to 4. The leaders and organizers of the Germans after the settlement were the Franks, who under the Merovingian and Carolingian lines of rulers united the German tribes and bound them together in one great state.

• АвторEdgar Holmes McNeal
• ВидавництвоProject Gutenberg
• Рік видання2013 р.
• Оригінальна назваA Source Book for Mediæval History Selected Documents illustrating the History of Europe in the Middle Age
• Тип книгиЕлектронна книга