"A Germanic lawbook compiled by the Burgundian kings Gundobad and Sigismund in the last quarter of the fifth century and the first quarter of the sixth."--forew

"Gives the reader a portrayal of the social institutions of a Germanic people far richer and more exhaustive than any other available source."—from the Forewo

This book examines a pivotal period in ancient human history: the fall of the Roman Empire and the birth of a new European civilization in the early Middle Ages

An edited collection on the historical, religious, and cultural contexts of the origins of the Qur'an.

This volume offers the first comprehensive account of the monetary logic that guided the payment of wergild and blood money in early medieval conflict resolutio