How a Dark Age King’s Baptism Changed the West Forever
When weapons aren't the only means of creating empire...
The course of history is decided by pivotal battles, social movements, technology, and — every once in a while — a baptism. One such baptism was that of Clovis I, and it changed the West forever.
Clovis was born a pagan to Childeric I, king of the Salian Franks, in 466 AD in a chaotic period for Western Europe, as the power vacuum left by the collapsing …
