Premium
The Vita Columbani in Merovingian Gaul
Author(s) -
O'Hara Alexander
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
early medieval europe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.1
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1468-0254
pISSN - 0963-9462
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0254.2009.00257.x
Subject(s) - history , genealogy , classics , ancient history
This paper considers the evidence for the dissemination of the Vita Columbani . Using a number of seventh‐century texts as well as the Vita itself, it proposes that the Vita Columbani had a wider dissemination in Merovingian Gaul than has hitherto been acknowledged. It suggests that the Vita was not merely confined to monastic and ecclesiastical circles, but was also intended for a royal and aristocratic audience closely linked to the Columbanian communities.