Regna and gentes : : the relationship between late antique and early medieval peoples and kingdoms in the transformation of the Roman world / / edited by Hans-Werner Goetz, Jorg Jarnut and Walter Pohl ; with collaboration of Soren Kaschke.

• Superior document: The transformation of the Roman world, v. 13
• TeilnehmendeR: Goetz, Hans-Werner.; Jarnut, Jorg.; Pohl, Walter, 1953-
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Transformation of the Roman world ; v. 13.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (719 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In the research on "The transformation of the Roman world" relatively little attention has been paid to the transformation of early medieval peoples and the development of their communities into kingdoms, and we lack a comparative study on this subject. The aim of this volume is, therefore, to examine the relationship between gens and regnum by systematically comparing the "Germanic" and non-Germanic successor states of the Roman Empire, a question that leads to important results about the role of ethnic processes and of political developments in the formation of the new kingdoms. By trying to answer leading questions, 16 authors (historians, archaeologists and linguists) deal with ten important kingdoms of this period and with their political and legal context (role of the Empire and the law-codes). An introduction to the subject and its inherent problems and a comparative conclusion summarizing the results completes the volume. Contributors: Javier Arce, Ann Christys, Evangelos Chrysos, Falko Daim, Hans-Werner Goetz, Matthias Hardt, Peter Heather, Jörg Jarnut, J.H.W.G. Liebeschuetz, Walter Pohl, Michael Schmauder, Isabel Velázquez, Ian N. Wood, Alex Woolf, Patrick Wormald, and Barbara Yorke.

Table of Contents

List fo Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction Hans-Werner Goetz -- The Empire, the gentes and the regna, Evangelos Chrysos -- The Leges Barbarorum : law and ethnicity in the post-Roman West Patrick Wormald -- Gens into regnum: the Vandals J.H.W.G. Liesbeschuetz -- Gens and regnum: among the Ostrogoths Peter Heather -- The enigmatic fifth century in Hispania: some historical problems Javier Arce -- Pro patriae gentisque Gothorum statv, Isabel Velazquez -- The Transformation of Hispania after 711 Ann Christys -- Gentes, kings and kingdoms- the emergence of states. The kingdom of the Gibichungs Ian N. Wood -- The relationship between Frankish gens and regnum a proposal based on the archaeological evidence Michael Schmauder -- Gens, kings and kingsdoms: the Franks Hans-Werner Goetz -- The Britons: from Romans to barbarians Alex Woolf -- Anglo-Saxon gentes and regna, Barbara Yorke -- Gens, rex and regnum of the Lombards Jorg Jarnut -- The Bavarians Matthias Hardt -- Avars and avar archaeology. An introduction Falko Daim -- A Non-Roman Empire in central Europe: the Avars alter Pohl -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Indices.