French erudités and the construction of Merovingian history
Dmitri Starostin|Э. В. Кулешова
This article addresses the ways in which scholars of history who worked France 16 th century attempted to describe and consider early medieval how course this process they made slight adaptations image Frankish that corresponded needs educated community emerging French monarchy. Thus, compares Claude Fauchet, Bernards de Girarnd Sieur Du Haillan others looked at construction kingdom addressed relationship between Mediterranean core Late Roman Empire diocese Gaul had long attracted attention Franks, became soldiers foederati. It is suggested bifurcation historical knowledge took place 1570s works Fauchet Bernard Haillan, one may still be ascribed earlier group humanists operated within framework created by Leonardo Bruni Flavio Biondo, whereas on other hand, sought overcome ideas terms used them conceived different terms. He emphasized discontinuity Gaul, but same time avoid use discourse national self-identification permeated humanists.
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