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Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Medieval folklore has immortalized the story of Roland, the Frankish hero who fought under Charlemagne, and Durandal, his indestructible sword.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024
This engraving suggests the weapon could be an Ulfberht sword—a special class of medieval Frankish weapon.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
The Acropolis was then home to a jumble of buildings, including not just the ancient temple—which, for a time, had been turned into a Christian church—but also a Frankish tower and various seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Turkish structures.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The gold ring has features that are consistent with Frankish craftsmanship.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
One such poem by the ninth-century Frankish writer Rabanus Maurus features a worshiper kneeling beneath a cross.
—V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
During the medieval period, Athens fell under Frankish, Catalan and Venetian rule before finally succumbing to the Ottomans in 1458.
—Demetrios Ioannou, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
Researchers say these details suggest the item’s owners were connected to the Merovingians, a Frankish dynasty that ruled over a significant portion of Western Europe between the fifth and eighth centuries, per Live Science’s Jennifer Nalewicki.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The Merovingians were a royal family who ruled modern-day France, Belgium and Germany under what was then known as the Frankish Kingdom.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
As the Frankish courtier Einhard recounted, a young girl of about 16 began behaving erratically in the early ninth century C.E.
—Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Medieval folklore has immortalized the story of Roland, the Frankish hero who fought under Charlemagne, and Durandal, his indestructible sword.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024
This engraving suggests the weapon could be an Ulfberht sword—a special class of medieval Frankish weapon.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
The Acropolis was then home to a jumble of buildings, including not just the ancient temple—which, for a time, had been turned into a Christian church—but also a Frankish tower and various seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Turkish structures.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The gold ring has features that are consistent with Frankish craftsmanship.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
One such poem by the ninth-century Frankish writer Rabanus Maurus features a worshiper kneeling beneath a cross.
—V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
Noun
After a coup in 751, members of the new Frankish dynasty—the Carolingians—expanded against their enemies at a breathtaking pace, establishing an empire that at its height extended from the North Sea to beyond the Pyrenees in the south to the Danube River in the east.
—Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
During the medieval period, Athens fell under Frankish, Catalan and Venetian rule before finally succumbing to the Ottomans in 1458.
—Demetrios Ioannou, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
Researchers say these details suggest the item’s owners were connected to the Merovingians, a Frankish dynasty that ruled over a significant portion of Western Europe between the fifth and eighth centuries, per Live Science’s Jennifer Nalewicki.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The Merovingians were a royal family who ruled modern-day France, Belgium and Germany under what was then known as the Frankish Kingdom.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Frankish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Frankish. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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