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 | | The Merovingian period was marked by the gradual decline of the classical tradition and by the absorption of a radically new element into the artistic mainstreamâ”the abstract and brilliantly... |
 | | , northeastern portion of the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks in the 6th, 7th, and 8th cent., comprising, in general, parts of E France, W Germany, and the Netherlands, with its capital variously at Metz, Reims, and Soissons. |
 | | (Merovingian dynasty.) The youngest son of Clovis I, he shared in the partition of his father's kingdom in 511 and extended his lands by murder and intrigue. |
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