CONTENTS vii A.D. PAGE 500-700. The Ruin of Arianism among the Barbarians ... ... 92 577-584. Revolt and Martyrdom of Hermenegild in Spain ... ... 92 586-589. Conversion of Recared and the Visigoths of Spain... ... 93 600, &c. Conversion of the Lombards of Italy... ... ... ... 95 612-712. Persecution of the Jews in Spain ... ... ... ... 95 Conclusion 97 CHAPTER XXXVIII Reign and Conversion of Clovis — His Victories over the Alcmanni, Burgiin- dians, and Visigoths — Establishment of the French Monarchy in Gaul — Laws of the Barbarians — State of the Romans — The Visigoths of Spain — Conquest of Britain by the Saxons The Revolution of Gaul ... ... ... ... ... ... 98 476-485. Euric, King of the Visigoths 99 481-511. Clovis, King of the Franks ... ... ... ... ... 100 486 His Victory over Syagrius ... ... ... ... ... ... 102 496 Defeat and Submission of the Alemanni 104 496 Conversion of Clovis... ... ... ... ... ... ... 106 497, &c. Submission of the Armoricans and the Roman Troops ... io» 499 The Burgundian War ... ... ... ... ... ... no 500 Victory of Clovis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... in 532 Final Conquest of Burgundy by the Franks ... ... ... 112 507 The Gothic War ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 113 Victory of Clovis ... ... ... ... ... .... ... 115 508 Conquest of Aquitain by the Franks ... ... 117 510 Consulship of Clovis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 118 536 Final Establishment of the French Monarchy in Gaul ... ... iig Political Controversy... ... ... ... ... ... ... 121 Laws of the Barbarians ... ... ... ... ... ... 122 Pecuniary Fines for Homicide ... ... ... ... ... 124 Judgments of God 126 Judicial Combats ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 127 Division of Land by the Barbarians 129 Domain and Benefices of the Merovingians 130 Private Usurpations 131 Personal Servitude ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 132 Example of Auvergne ... ... ... ... ... ... 133 Story of Attalus 136 Privileges of the Romans of Gaul 138 Anarchy of the Franks ... ... ... ... ... ... 140 The Visigoths of Spain 141 Legislative Assemblies of Spain ... ... ... ... ... 142 Code of the Visigoths 143 Revolution of Britain... ... ... ... ... ... ... 144 449 Descent ol the Saxons 145 455-582. Establishment of the Saxon Heptarchy 146 State of the Britons 147 Their Resistance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 148 Their Flight 149 The Fame of Arthur 150 Desolation of Britain... ... ... ... ... ... ... i^^z