It ends by giving a brief summary of all his previous works.
In this book, 18 of the bishops of the tour are described. Book 10 is the events that happened between 587AD and 589AD. In book 9, there is a mention of a treaty called the treaty of Andelot which was signed by Childebert, his mother Brunhilda and Guntharam. However, king Guntharam crushed the rebellion.īook 8 only covers one year, 585 AD. Maurice, Emperor of Byzantine supported the rebels. A lot of Frankish nobles supported the rebels. Book 6 also covers the Gundovald rebellion and show how it failed. Fredegund and Clothar were protected by king Guntharam. In 619 AD, when Fredegund dies, his son Clothar the second becomes the king. In book 6, the son of Sigibert, Childebert the second betrays his adoptive, Guntharam. His obsessions of the ecclesiastical problems of people are also covered in this book. This book is longer than the previous ones. In this book, Gregory shows his personal knowledge of the kingdom. In book 5 we are introduced with the wife and son of Sigibert who are still living. Wife of king Chilperic, Fredegund was responsible for this assassination. King Sigibert had the most strong military force. After his death, four of his sons divide the kingdom. In his last days, Clothar ruled the entire realm. He dies and the kingdom passes to Theudobald in 548AD. After his death, his son Theudebert became the king. After a few years, Clothar became the powerful king in the realm. Then Lothar, Theodric, Chlodomer and Childebert started to fight among themselves for supremacy of frank kingdom. They all decided the kingdom into four parts. His wife Clotilde converted him to Christian.īook 3 follows the events between 511AD to 548AD.
Book 2 narrates how the Merocingian dynasty started flourishing in the first place. At the end of the first book, Saint Martin dies. After that, he goes on covering how the religion started spreading there and all the major events. The narrative begins with the description of the New Testament and how the Christian religion is spreading in Goul. He is a clergyman who disapproves heresy, unlike Arian sect. Along with his own biography, the complex relationships between many tribes including Visigoths, Lombards and Huns are also included in the book.īook 1 begins with the declaration of the author that he is the bishop of tours. Bible verses are used frequently throughout the work. It is a huge work that covers a lot of miracle stories, natural events, the life of saints and martyrs, debate dialogues of the church, lives of peasants lives of noble people. The book History of the franks is his most notable work. Gregory of tours was a famous historian of Gaul. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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