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Step into the epic medieval history of post-Roman Britain, where fierce Germanic warbands forge a legendary new empire. Perfect for an immersive morning commute, this dramatic narrative transports you straight to the misty battlefields and bustling village moots of the Dark Ages. Witness the raw...

The Migration Age is still envisioned as an onrush of expansionary "Germans" pouring unwanted into the Roman Empire and subjecting it to pressures so great that its western parts collapsed under the weight. Further developing the themes set forth in his classic Barbarians and Romans, Walter Goffart dismantles this grand narrative, shaking the barbarians of late antiquity out of this "Germanic" setting and reimagining the role of foreigners in the later Roman Empire.