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The Duchy of Vasconia: Extent and Organization
The Duchy of Vasconia (or Wasconia) was initially (AD 602) a polity created by the Franks aimed at holding sway over the Basques. The first dukes appointed were of Germanic stock, but Vasconia was far...
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Battle of Toulouse (721)
The Battle of Toulouse (721) was a victory of an Aquitanian Christian army led by the duke Odo of Aquitaine over an Umayyad Muslim army besieging the city of Toulouse, and led by the governor of...
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Siege of Narbonne (752-759)
The Siege of Narbonne took place between 752 and 759 led by the Frankish king Pepin the Short against the Muslim stronghold defended by an Umayyad garrison and its Gothic and Gallo-Roman inhabitants....
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VASCONIA: Early Merovingian Period (602-660)
Prehistoric megalithic monuments like this, mainly dolmens and cromlechs, were important landmarks erected at crossroads and mountain passes. Still in the Early Medieval Ages, representatives of...
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VASCONIA, Independent with Aquitaine (660-769)
The Basques were brought to heel in 635 after a gigantic Franco-Burgundian expedition. The Basque leaders vowed loyalty to Frankish king Dagobert I, but after his death the Merovingian dynasty sank in...
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VASCONIA, Carolingian Duchy (769-864)
Sauveterre upon the Gave d'Oloron in the vicinity of present-day Basque Country Photo: Iñaki LLMLooking up the maps on the late 7th century or early/mid 8th century, one may gather that Aquitaine and...
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A critical period in Western Europe shrouded in historic narrative(s), now...
The Basques and the Carolingian Revolution: Over Aquitaine and Vasconia(written in Basque)*****************Euskaldunak eta karolingiar iraultza: Akitania eta Baskonian barrena After a long period in...
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