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Wars, Assassinations & Politics

Historical Event

567-613 AD

The Second Partition Civil War, 567–613 AD

Overview: - Ties together the individual Phase V dossiers into one connected timeline: the roughly 45-year cycle of civil war, assassination, and shifting alliance from Galswintha's murder (568) through Brunhild's execution (613) — the second-generation recurrence of Clovis I's partition instability.

Notes: - Treat as the master cross-reference for Phase V — start here before diving into any individual dossier.

Novel Relevance: - Book IV's historical spine (567-597 AD), with Brunhild's execution (613) landing exactly on the series' established Book V opening year — bridging two books' worth of chronology.

Sources: - Gregory of Tours (through 591); Chronicle of Fredegar (591 onward); the Treaty of Andelot (587). Modern: Janet Nelson, Ian Wood, Guy Halsall.

Book IV, Book V

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