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The essay on hair politics during the Merovingian/Carolingian changeover and the one on weather magic both blew my mind. Although it's a shame he didn't bring up La Chanson de Floovants, a geste whose plot is kicked off when the royal heir shaves his sleeping tutor's ducal beard as a prank and is exiled form the kingdom. It's from a later time period but it's looking back on that era. All the stuff on animals and the literary side of the Carolingian renaissance ruled too.
I think what makes these essays so good is they give in to speculation, which people like Dutton who actually know what they're talking about are usually reluctant to do. Or to admit they're doing, so much of this period's history really is just trying to suss out clues from the annals and chronicles. I dunno. All I'm saying is I really enjoyed this.
I think what makes these essays so good is they give in to speculation, which people like Dutton who actually know what they're talking about are usually reluctant to do. Or to admit they're doing, so much of this period's history really is just trying to suss out clues from the annals and chronicles. I dunno. All I'm saying is I really enjoyed this.