Merovingian

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References

• Beyerle, F and R. Buchner: Lex Ribuaria in MGH, Hannover 1954.
• Eugen Ewig: Die Merowinger und das Frankenreich. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2001.
• Patrick J. Geary: Die Merowinger. Europa vor Karl dem Großen, München, 2003.
• Rouche, Michael: "Private life conquers State and Society" in Paul Veyne (ed.), A History of Private Life: 1. From Pagan Rome to Byzantium, Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1987.
• Werner, Karl Ferdinand: Die Ursprünge Frankreichs bis zum Jahr 1000, Stuttgart 1989.

Cultural references

• Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln use the Merovingians in their pseudohistory, founded on an elaborate conspiracy theory in their best-selling book, Holy Blood, Holy Grail (1982, reprinted 2004; Delacorte Press, ISBN 0385338597). This theory was later taken up in the wildly popular novel The Da Vinci Code.
• The Merovingian is a powerful program, portrayed by Lambert Wilson, in the 1999 science-fiction movie trilogy, The Matrix. His character has chosen a French accent, clothing style, and attitude. He is a broker of power and knowledge. See The Matrix Reloaded