merovingian
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1. merovingian - Noun
2. merovingian - Adjective
Meaning
Of or pertaining to the first Frankish dynasty in Gaul or France.
One of the kings of this dynasty.
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Art From the beginning of the 6th century, Merovingian artefacts were present in Sussex, as they were in Kent and on the Isle of Wight, which is thought to reflect cross-Channel exchanges between Saxon Sussex and Merovingian Gaul.
Authority over Austrasia passed back and forth from autonomy to royal subjugation, as successive Merovingian kings alternately united and subdivided the Frankish lands.
At times it was applied to various priests, e.g. at the court of the Frankish monarchy the Abbas palatinus ("of the palace"') and Abbas castrensis ("of the camp") were chaplains to the Merovingian and Carolingian sovereigns’ court and army respectively.
The story sees The Merovingian bringing The Twins back online, supporting the idea that Morpheus' explosion in did kill them, as far as exile programs on the horizon, however, whether or not can still be considered canon is debatable.
Ian Wood, The Merovingian Kingdoms, (Longman, 1994), 45. He was baptized on Christmas Day, 496, in a small church in the vicinity of the subsequent Abbey of Saint-Remi in Reims ; a statue of him being baptized by Saint Remigius can still be seen there.
De Taeye introduced him to books that influenced his desire to portray Merovingian subjects early in his career.