[Cambridge Medieval Textbooks 01] • The Carolingian World by Marios Costambeys, Matthew Innes -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of illustrations List of maps Acknowledgements List of abbreviations The Carolingian family (simplified) The children and grandchildren of Charlemagne 1. Introduction

The dawn of the Carolingian age Was there a Carolingian world? The sources for the Carolingian world

2. The creation of Carolingian kingship to 800

Replacing the ruling dynasty The Merovingian world and Carolingian origins Charles Martel and the extension of Carolingian power Securing Carolingian hegemony: Pippin III Charlemagne as king

3. Belief and culture

The problem of Christianisation The problem of sin Christian leadership and learning

4. Inventing the Carolingian empire: politics and government, 800–840

Introduction The imperial coronation Governing the empire Dynastic politics, c.806–827 Kingship and ‘subkingship’ Revolt and recovery: dynastic politics 827–840

5. Villages and villagers, land and landowners

Introduction: interpreting Carolingian society Villages Landowning and landowners Community and mobility Landlords and manors The problem of economic growth The powerful and the poor: social conflict in the Carolingian countryside Conclusion: community and conflict

6. Elite society

Introduction Aristocratic identity: vocabulary, appearance and lifestyle Aristocratic behaviour: upbringing, morality and culture Aristocratic families Aristocratic resources and relationships: honores, benefices and lordship

7. Exchange and trade: the Carolingian economy

Introduction: interpreting the Carolingian economy Mechanisms of exchange The North Sea economy The transformation of the emporia: the ninth century The Vikings and the Frankish economy Italy and the Mediterranean economy Conclusion: was there a Carolingian economy?

8. Sustaining the Carolingian empire: politics and government, 840–888

Introduction: fraternal rivalry, 840–843 Fraternal love, 843–877 Government and resources The end of the empire, 877–888

9. Epilogue Bibliography Index