#onthisday in 827 #pope Eugene II died. A #Frankish pope, he was elected in 824 through the influence of the #Franks and #Roman nobles over Zinzinnus, preferred by the #clergy. He banned simony, supported #church #schools and suspended untrained and ignorant clergy. He conspired with #emperor #louisthepious to enact a law that no pope could be elected without Frankish approval. #otd #Catholicism #RomanCatholicism #catholic #history #histodons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Eugene_II

I just heard that the #hotdog eating #contest at #nathans is in a weather delay. I wonder if they put a tarp over the #franks until the #storm passes. I understand the #womens competition is over, though #newyorkcity #nyc #brooklyn #july4th #independenceday

The Franks were a Germanic people who originated along the lower Rhine River. #History #MigrationAge #MerovingianDynasty #Franks #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/Franks/

The Merovingian Dynasty was the ruling family of the Franks from roughly 481 when Clovis I ascended the throne of the Salian Franks until 751 when Childeric III was deposed and the Merovingians were supplanted by the Carolingian Dynasty as kings of Francia. #History #MerovingianDynasty #Franks #DagobertI #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/Merovingian_Dynasty/

The Hesperides are nymph-goddesses of the evening and the west in Greek mythology. #History #Samo #Franks #DagobertI https://www.worldhistory.org/Dagobert_I/

Dagobert I (l. 605-639) ruled as King of Austrasia from 623 to 634 and as King of All the Franks from 629 to 639. https://www.worldhistory.org/Dagobert_I/ #Samo #Franks #DagobertI #History

Chlothar II was a Merovingian king of the Franks , who reigned from 584 to 629. https://www.worldhistory.org/Chlothar_II/ #Franks #ChlotharII #ChilpericI #History

Guntram I (also given as Gontrand, Gunthram, or Gunthchramn) was a Merovingian king who ruled over the Frankish kingdom of Orléans, later referred to as Burgundy, from 561 to 592. https://www.worldhistory.org/Guntram_I_of_Orleans/ #Franks #ChlotharI #ChilpericI #History

Chilperic I (r. 561-584) was a king of the Merovingian Dynasty, who ruled over the Frankish kingdom of Neustria. https://www.worldhistory.org/Chilperic_I/ #Franks #ChlotharI #ChilpericI #History

Chlothar I (l. c. 498-561) was a Merovingian king of the Franks , the second to rule over a unified Frankish kingdom after his father, Clovis I (l. c. 466-511). When Clovis died in 511, his kingdom was divided up between his four sons, but Chlothar reunified it by outliving his brothers and seizing their lands upon their deaths. https://www.worldhistory.org/Chlothar_I/ #Franks #ClovisI #ChlotharI #History

Childeric I (r. c. 458-481) was a late antiquity king of the Salian Franks during the period of the fall of the Western Roman Empire . Childeric's reign solidified the Salians as a dominant Frankish tribe and helped pave the way for the unification of the Franks under his son and successor, Clovis I (r. 481-511), founder of the Merovingian Dynasty. https://www.worldhistory.org/Childeric_I/ #Franks #ClovisI #ChildericI #History

Did you know the #Franks saw words as harmful as actions of violence?

Under (very) early #medieval law, insults required #violence. To not react to an #insult was to accept it as true.

The worst insult was "#prostitute", which incurred a fine of 45 solidi.

PS: "solidi" is the plural of "solidus" and the origin of the words #soldier, #consolidation and #solidarity.

#history #law #linguistics

Redbad, the king of Frisians (c. 680- c. 719) was known in early medieval history for his contribution to keeping the ardent nature of the Frisian culture alive. He refused to convert to the new religion and fevered the followers of the pagan ways to revolt. During his reign, the enormous uprisings led to the dominion of the Frisian kingdom.
https://www.worldhistory.org/Redbad/ #Franks #Frisia #Redbad

The Throne of Charlemagne is located in Aachen Cathedral in Germany. The Cathedral was built on the orders of the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne who was buried there in 814. In 1978, it was one of the first 12 places to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
#Charlemagne is regarded as the founding father of both France and Germany. Napoleon, on his coronation as Emperor in 1804, described his own crown as the "Crown of Charlemagne",
#Franks #Carolingians #histodons #Napoleon

Samo (reigned 623/624-658 CE) was a king of the Slavs who was responsible for the foundation of the first recorded political entity of the Slavic people, usually referred to as Samo's Empire. Since writing was not introduced into Slavic culture until the 9th and 10th centuries CE, there are no contemporary accounts on Samo written by the Slavs. The primary source on Samo is a Frankish document ...https://www.worldhistory.org/Samo/ #Avars #Franks #Samo

Finally freed my #Buffalo Care Package from the Zollamt!

@CoolLikeHanSolo sent me a box that got here surprisingly fast, but made the mistake of appraising the value appropriately and ze Germans said, "Ah ah ah! ☝️ Sie müssen einen Einfuhrzoll dafür bezahlen!" 🤦

One and a half hours of my morning and €17.90 later.

#GoBills BillsMafia #FranksRedHot #Franks #AmericanDeoIsBetter

🤣 Another classic Muskrat trolling...
#TwitterMeltdown #HowToLose44Billion

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Dear Mastodonites;

I know it seems strange, seeing so many new people - almost all of them Twitheads fleeing Muskian invasion - suddenly making themselves at home in your village. This is kinda how the Romans felt in the first centuries CE, as #Celts, #Gauls, #Franks, #Germans, and other tribes started showing up in the legions and senate.

Signed
Not a #Barbarian

#RomanEmpire #Roman #Roma #SPQR

Fraser McNair, "Helpless Franks and Alien Danes?" deals heavy blows against Johannes Fried and his understanding of the Franks (with regard to the Normans, but with much wider implications). And he seems to have a point: "... we can’t understand Carolingian politics if we assume that the Franks are morons." https://salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/helpless-franks-and-alien-danes/ #history #medieval #carolingians #earlymiddleages #normans #franks

Fraser McNair, "Helpless Franks and Alien Danes?" deals heavy blows against Johannes Fried and his understanding of the Franks (with regard to the Normans, but with much wider implications). And he seems to have a point: "... we can’t understand Carolingian politics if we assume that the Franks are morons." https://salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/helpless-franks-and-alien-danes/ #history #medieval #carolingians #earlymiddleages #normans #franks