History: Clovis, the First King of France

👑 Cruel, legendary, violent, powerful, intelligent. So many adjectives that could be attributed to this mythical figure. Clovis was real for sure, but we actually don't know much about him due to a great lack of written sources from the late 5th century AD. Anything can be said about him, especially if it helps to found the history of the French monarchy on heroic foundations. One thing is certain, though, he is the pivotal figure between Roman Gaul and medieval France. Join this week's conversations on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com Related episodes: Les Origines de la France (https://youtu.be/Rlba7ZBoNNc), Louis XV (https://youtu.be/30-zYnUAGcA) 🔗 (fr) "Le Vase de Soisson existe-t-il?": https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/114072-002-A/le-vase-de-soissons-existe-t-il/ 📕 (fr) Histoire & Découvertes: “Somptueux Moyen-Âge”, p.12 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com