Selections of the History of the Franks
The Historia Francorum is the most important contemporary source for the Merovingian age. It is written in ten books, of which one to four recount the world's history from the Creation and move on to the Christianization of Gaul, the life and times of Saint Martin of Tours, the conversion of the Franks, the conquest of Gaul under Clovis, and the history of the Frankish kings down to the death of Sigebert I in 575. From the fifth book on, Gregory starts the second part of the book, on his contemporary history, closing Book 6 with Chilperic I's death in 584. The third part, from books 7 to 10, take the account to the year 591, and concludes with a plea for further chroniclers to preserve his work in entirety. An epilogue was written in 594, the year of Gregory's death. (Summary by Leni)
Genre(s): Middle Ages/Middle History
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 00 | Preface and Introduction | btuten |
00:46:15 |
Play 01 | Book 1 | KevinS |
00:36:07 |
Play 02 | Book 2, Chapters 1 to 18 | Craig Campbell |
00:44:20 |
Play 03 | Book 2, Chapters 19 to 34 | Craig Campbell |
00:46:18 |
Play 04 | Book 3, Chapters 1 to 14 | Craig Campbell |
00:21:50 |
Play 05 | Book 3, Chapters 15 to 37 | Craig Campbell |
00:36:36 |
Play 06 | Book 4, Chapters 1 to 26 | btuten |
00:36:28 |
Play 07 | Book 4, Chapters 27 to 51 | btuten |
00:29:08 |
Play 08 | Book 5, Chapters 1 to 20 | Ryan Fahey |
00:55:38 |
Play 09 | Book 5, Chapters 21 to 50 | Ryan Fahey |
00:33:44 |
Play 10 | Book 6, Chapters 1 to 22 | btuten |
00:31:12 |
Play 11 | Book 6, Chapters 23 to 46 | btuten |
00:25:57 |
Play 12 | Book 7 | Craig Campbell |
00:54:09 |
Play 13 | Book 8 | Craig Campbell |
00:37:43 |
Play 14 | Book 9 | btuten |
00:45:08 |
Play 15 | Book 10, Chapters 1 to 14 | Kazbek |
00:25:21 |
Play 16 | Book 10, Chapters 15 to 31 | Kazbek |
00:38:05 |
Play 17 | Selections from the Eight Books of Miracles | btuten |
00:31:48 |