Western Civilization I / Unit 8 WC1 0725 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Clovis and the Franks
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The idea
The Franks kept their homeland while taking Gaul. Clovis, king from four eighty-one, united the tribes, deposed the last Roman governor, drove the Visigoths into Spain and absorbed the Burgundians, ruling most of Gaul until five eleven.
In practice
Laws recorded in Latin; Frankish giving way to early French.
Where people slip
The Franks alone converted to Nicene Christianity, not Arianism. Unit 10 returns to why.
Your place on the trail
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