Utrecht, the Mother of Dorestat The Relations between Two Early Medieval Settlements and their Churches in the Frontier Region of Frisians and Franks
Johanna Maria van Winter
The excavations at the Dome Square of Utrecht between 2011-2014 have brought spectacular results, which, however, not been unambiguously interpreted. In this article it is argued that strong building which pierces through all layers Roman castellum to bare ground, must be classified as coinage workshop King Dagobert, where Madelinus and colleagues minted coins from 625 until 635 with inscription TRIECTO FIT, a designation usually linked Maastricht. small church Dagobert also founded, Willibrord later on found in ruin, ecclesiastical stronghold - together minting secular was governmental seat northern frontier empire Merovingian king established against heathen Frisians, enemies Christian Franks. However, Frisians turned out so needed moved fortress Dorestat, upstream bifurcation rivers Rhine ...
The Medieval low countries. An annual review