Teudefred and the king. On the manuscript Carcassonne G 6 and the intertwining of localities and centre in the Carolingian world

Carcassonne G 6, preserving a judicial oath from 833, is an exceptional source for the history of the Spanish March and more generally the workings of power in the Carolingian world. The oath, concerning at first glance a very local dispute, links a body of royal charters with the precepts for the hispani issued by Charlemagne, Louis the Pious and Charles the Bald. This link reveals the close entanglement of localities and centre that structured the better part of western Europe into a political entity. A critical edition, which was not available for this text before, is provided as an appendix.

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Carcassonne G 6, a preserved judicial oath from 833, is an exceptional source that sheds light on the history of the Spanish March and the workings of power in the Carolingian world. This oath, pertaining to a seemingly local dispute, connects a collection of royal charters with precepts issued by Charlemagne, Louis the Pious, and Charles the Bald concerning the Hispani. This connection reveals the intertwined relationship between localities and the center that organized a significant part of Western Europe into a political entity.