Early Medieval Kingship

Ages already Anglo-Saxon anointing appears associated authority barbarian Bede bishops Book called Carolingian century charters Christian Chronicle Church claim clear Clovis codes collection concerned consecration context course described discussion dynasty earlier early medieval Eckhardt Edgar England English Europe evidence example fact followed Frankish Franks function genealogy Germanic give historians imperial important inauguration influence interest Irish issue Italy Julian kingdom kings kingship late later least legislation less Lex Salica Lombard manuscripts means Merovingian names nature ninth century Northumbria original particular pedigree perhaps period political possible practice present probably problems question reason record references regnal list reign ritual Roman royal rule rulers seems seventh society sources succession suggest texts Toledo trade tradition Visigothic Wallace-Hadrill Wamba whole writing written