EditorialCharlemagne (742-814). King of the Franks. Stone sculpture. 9th century. From the Abbey of Saint John, Mustair, Switzerland. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany.
EditorialGold disc brooch, Merovingian, probaly from Germany, late 6th. The brooch is made in cloisonnee technique with garnets and glass, adopted from Eastern mediterranean jewellers by the Franks, Goths, Lombards and other " barbarians". The wearing...
EditorialBasina of Thuringia (438-477) husband of King Basinus. She herself took the initiative to ask for the hand of Childeric I, king of the Franks, and married him. Miniature 15th century: Marriage between Childeric I and Basina. "Les Chroniques de France"...
EditorialThe Franks Casket, Anglo-Saxon, first half of the 8th century. Box also known as the Auzon casket, made from the bone of a beached whale, richly carved on the sides and lid in high relief with a range of scenes. The decorated panel in the lid shows a G...
EditorialVessel made of one large sardonyx-gem, of antique but unknown origin (Rome, Alexandria?). Even the scene, a hero with chariot, an old man, grieving women, is unidentified; perhaps Phaidra and Hippolytos. Mounting from the time of Dagobert, king of the ...
EditorialRelief of a triumphal monument commemorating Maximianus' victory over the Franks (Barbarians) in 296 AD. The reliefed slab, dated around 300 AD. It depicts the emperor as a triumphal horseman, alongside a tropaeum with chain armour. Above it, a torc. O...
EditorialFight between Frankish and Saracen knights. Franks are identified by their conical hull and elongated shield, with the rounded top and the bottom pointed. The Saracens cover themselves with a turban and protect themselves with a circular shield. Fresco...