Carolingian Weapons and the Problem of Croat Migration and Ethnogenesis
Goran Bilogrivić
The paper discusses the theory of Croat arrival to Dalmatia at end 8th century under Frankish leadership and presents arguments against it. One focuses is also on Carolingian swords, sometimes regarded as proof such a migration. Instead, they are here viewed important elements in formation identity new ruling elite Dalmatian hinterland 8th, early 9th centuries.
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