TY - BOOK AU - Barraclough,Geoffrey AU - Piggott,Reginald TI - The crucible of the Middle Ages: the ninth and tenth centuries in European history AV - D 123 B372.1999 PY - 1999///, 1976 CY - London PB - Folio Society KW - Middle Ages KW - Edad Media KW - Carolingians KW - Carolingios KW - Feudalism KW - Feudalismo N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice; 1. Prelude to Charlemagne: the Frankish ascendancy -- 2. The Carolingian legacy -- 3. The decline and fall of Carolingian empire -- 4. The impact of invasion -- 5. Feudal France: origins -- 6. Italian Society from Charlemagne to Otto I -- 7. The rise of the German monarchy -- 8. The Anglo-Saxon achievement -- 9. The new Europe: promise and problems ER -