The Merovingians Nelson

This episode is about a conflict between Queen Brunhild and the popular holy man Columbanus. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this power hungry queen and strict Irish monk didn't get along and they fought to pull King Theuderic in different directions.

In this episode we're going to talk about a failed marriage, jealous queens, angry kings, and an international coalition. Plus some Late Antique ethnicities, just for fun.

This episode focusses on discussions of ethnicity and their reality in the Merovingian period. Using Fredegar's discussion of the Frankish Bertoald and the Roman Protadius we'll look at pre-modern concepts of race and how they were used in Merovingian chronicles.

This episode is about the conflicts between Chlothar II, king of Neustria, Theudebert II, king of Austrasia, and Theuderic II, king of Burgundy. All three were young, ambitious, and desperately wanted to be the one to unite the Frankish realm.

This episode is about Brunhild and her second fall from grace. The conflict between her and the Austrasian court will spark a new period in her life, one that is darker and more controversial.

This episode we dive into Fredegar's work, looking at a few examples from early in his chronicle to compare his style to Gregory's and get a sense of what to expect moving forward.