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  1. Alcuin Of York

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    Alcuin championed the standardization of liturgical texts and practices, aiming to unify the diverse rites across the Frankish kingdoms. This led to the widespread adoption of the Roman Rite, often modified with Frankish preferences, creating what would eventually be known as the Roman-[Frankish rite](/ent…

  2. History of France

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    France, officially the French Republic, has maintained a continuous civilization since the emergence of pre-Roman Gaul in the Iron Age. The territory's strategic position in Western Europe has made it a crucible of political innovation, cultural achievement, and military conflict. From the tribal societies that preceded Roman conquest through the consolidation of the medieval Frankish kingdoms, and into its development as a centralized nation-state, France has repeatedly redefined itself while exporting its i…

  3. Merovingian Dynasty

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    Legacy
    Despite their ultimate political failure, the Merovingians left an indelible mark on Western Europe. They established the foundational territorial framework of the later Frankish realms, fused Roman administrative structures with Germanic customary law, and cemented the unique relationship between the Frankish throne and the Papacy, a relationship later exploited fully by …

  4. Merovingian Regimes

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    The Merovingian Regimes represent the foundational dynastic period of the early Frankish kingdoms, succeeding the vaguely defined Salian Supremacy (c. 350–481 CE) and preceding the Carolingian Ascendancy. Characterized by a decentralized political structure and an almost obsessive emphasis on the symbolic purity of royal hair (the crines regales), the Merovingians dominated much of Gaul and [Germania](/entries/germania/…