Barbarians, Historians, and the Construction of National Identities
Ian Wood
This article looks at the changing discourse in historiography of Late Antiquity and early Middle Ages, way which that is influenced by influences attitudes toward nation. Although arrival Germanic peoples had been an issue before eighteenth century, last century Ancien Regime history Franks suddenly became a matter major debate because it was seen as being relevant to position aristocracy. essentially class model then applied reading Lombard history, where particular resonance presence Italy outside powers, removal central Risorgimento. In course nineteenth discussion barbarians took on new phase, not least involved definition Germany, and, most importantly frontiers German state. methodologies changed, development archaeology, this provide dominant focus for study down 1945. there has significant academic since Second World War, high-profile now takes place exhibitions, question Europe EU.
Journal of Late Antiquity