The Merovingians didn’t have close to the same command over literacy and written production which the Carolingians did, who heavily promoted it.
There are simply much fewer sources about the long haired rulers and their empire.
The trojan origin story is fascinating and spawns lots of literature in medieval German language. Kaiserchronik, Heinrich von Veldeke, Herbort von Fritzlar etc
I'd love to learn more about the trojan origin story in medieval German literature! On a side note...I wish there was a way to have scholarship translated into multiple languages. I know there is a lot of German scholarship on the Merovingians, but because I cannot speak/read German, it is inaccessible to me. I feel like sometimes historiography operates in separate language silos. If only there was a way where everyone could enter into the same debates and discussions.
I may do a post on the “Antikromane” or Antiquity Romances, which are interesting because they mix historical ppl and events with obvious fantasy. I have other posts planned at the moment.
Yes, language barriers are a problem to a degree in the humanities. Even in philosophy, the differences between German and US/UK departments/ the research is astounding, never mind the language. Its like they are doing totally different things and have very different canons.
German academics are much more likely to cite foreign sources, I had one professor in modern literature who required a few citations from foreign languages in a paper.
I am still not too convinced by AI translators esp for topics with lots of nuance like literature and the humanities.
German might be worth learning? There is certainly a lot of good history going on at German Unis.
Will look forward to it.
The Merovingians didn’t have close to the same command over literacy and written production which the Carolingians did, who heavily promoted it.
There are simply much fewer sources about the long haired rulers and their empire.
The trojan origin story is fascinating and spawns lots of literature in medieval German language. Kaiserchronik, Heinrich von Veldeke, Herbort von Fritzlar etc
I'd love to learn more about the trojan origin story in medieval German literature! On a side note...I wish there was a way to have scholarship translated into multiple languages. I know there is a lot of German scholarship on the Merovingians, but because I cannot speak/read German, it is inaccessible to me. I feel like sometimes historiography operates in separate language silos. If only there was a way where everyone could enter into the same debates and discussions.
I may do a post on the “Antikromane” or Antiquity Romances, which are interesting because they mix historical ppl and events with obvious fantasy. I have other posts planned at the moment.
Yes, language barriers are a problem to a degree in the humanities. Even in philosophy, the differences between German and US/UK departments/ the research is astounding, never mind the language. Its like they are doing totally different things and have very different canons.
German academics are much more likely to cite foreign sources, I had one professor in modern literature who required a few citations from foreign languages in a paper.
I am still not too convinced by AI translators esp for topics with lots of nuance like literature and the humanities.
German might be worth learning? There is certainly a lot of good history going on at German Unis.
Very intriguing. Definitely makes me want to follow the series! I look forward to learning more about these colorful people.