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  Toxandria
The Ripuarians took up residence in a strip of territory between the Rhine River and the Meuse and, like all the these wandering tribes, never formed any permanent alliances with the Salian race in Toxandria.
In the ensuing years, the Toxandrians did not continue to collectively wander from one place to another as other Germanic tribes had always done, but instead began to expand their territory outwards.
The Romans were soon again under attack with the emergence of the first strong leader Meroveus, after whom the Merovingian Dynasty would be named.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/to/Toxandria.html   (350 words)

  
 Toxandria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The tribes of Salian Franks that settled the area in the 4th century became known as Toxandrians.
These tribes gave rise to the Merovingian dynasty that came to dominate what is now France.
In the ensuing years, the Toxandrians did not continue to collectively wander from one place to another as other Germanic tribes, but instead began to expand their territory outwards.
en.wikipedia.org /?title=Toxandrians   (389 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Toxandria
In the ensuing years, the Toxandrians did not continue to collectively wander from one place to another as other Germanic tribes had always done.
This aggression saw the Romans lose substantial territory, particularly with the emergence of the first strong Toxandrian leader, Meroveus.
In the ensuing 150 years, his grandson Clovis I emerged as a dominant force who would shape what was to become modern day France.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Toxandria   (382 words)

  
 Wikinfo | French rulers and kings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Salians did not form a single kingdom; besides the kingdom established at Tournai there were two other kingdoms with their centers at Cambrai and Tongres.
Once peace with the Roman Emperor was achieved, the Toxandrians, unlike other Germanic peoples, did not migrate as a nation but instead began an expansion of their territory.
Clodion, the first king of this dynasty known to recorded history, began his series of conquests in Northern Gaul around the year 430, penetrating as far south as Artois.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=List_of_French_monarchs   (1344 words)

  
 History Of The Netherlands - Ch. 3
The latter were, like the rest, incorporated with the great monarchy; but they preserved the remembrance of former independence, and even retained their ancient names.
In Flanders, Menapians and Flemings were still found, and in the country of Antwerp the Toxandrians were not extinct.
All the rest of the coast was still called Friesland.
www.oldandsold.com /articles36/netherlands-3.shtml   (2773 words)

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