Quote Originally Posted by cmacq
the problem with that is the Walter Goffart's (of Yale) article may be full of crap as well. And there are many reasons for this.
I'd love to hear them. And I mean this in all sincerity, not be snarky or sardonic. After all, the man's a pretty big deal in early medieval history, and since I'm using a few of his books and articles in my own research, I'm always interested in hearing particular problems people might take with his (or anyone's) research.

Cheers.