ABSTRACT
With the appointment of Theuderic IV and the conclusion of the Liber Historiae Francorum, the first continuator of Fredegar began his own original account of events . Since he was working for Charles Martel's half-brother, the comes Childebrand, by the year 752, his account is contemporary. 1
Essentially it is a list of campaigns , and inevitably it is favourable to Charles and his sons, Pippin III and Carloman. It conveys the impression of the steady establishment of Carolingian authority throughout the Frankish world, despite the recalcitrance of certain hostile groups in the outlying parts and on the fringes of the kingdom. Clearly the continuator's account lacks depth, but there are also reasons for doubting the accuracy of what he records . The last years of the Merovingian kingdom were very much more complex than the continuator suggests . Exposing the issues, however, is not always straightforward.
