{"product_id":"armies-of-dark-ages-europe-613987-9781399031912","title":"Armies of Dark Ages Europe 613987","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe centuries that followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476 saw the formation of numerous Romano-Germanic kingdoms from the fusion between different Germanic communities and the Roman population. In time the Frankish Kingdom came to dominate over all the others and conquered most of continental Europe under the guidance of the famous Carolingian royal family. In the book we will follow the military ascendancy of the warlike Franks from 613 to 987.   The greatest protagonist of this bloody period was Charlemagne, probably the greatest military commander of the Early Middle Ages. He transformed the Frankish kingdom into a large state  the Holy Roman Empire  that dominated most of continental Western Europe for almost a century. Charlemagne spent his long reign (768-814) fighting against a multitude of warlike enemies who lived on the frontiers of his dominions: Arabs, Basques, Bretons, Frisians, Vikings, Saxons, Thuringians, Slavs, Avars, Bavarians and Lombards. He obtaine","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577931731287,"sku":"9781399031912","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399031912.jpg?v=1746097259","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/armies-of-dark-ages-europe-613987-9781399031912","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}