Migration of peoples

A dynamic period of European history from the pen of a Czech historian

The Migration Period represents one of the most dynamic periods in European history, one which predetermined the shape of the continent for centuries to come. In this updated edition of her successful book, historian Jarmila Bednaříková not only explores the movement of Germanic and other tribes, but also the deeper social and cultural changes that accompanied this era. She traces the gradual disintegration of the Roman Empire's structures, the transformation of its economic and political system, the emergence of new centres of power, and the rise of Germanic elites. She also focuses on the ways in which Germanic tribes settled in their new environments and the development of their legal and social structures, religion, and daily life on the threshold of the Early Middle Ages.