ABSTRACT
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, power has been the main category used by historians to explain both the structure and dynamics of the Visigothic kingdom of Toledo. Thus, most analyses focused on political aspects of Visigothic society rather than on economic or cultural ones. Given the general position among historians that most written sources had a normative character, this focus on political aspects is understandable. 1 The main consequence was the development of a historical narrative about the Visigothic kingdom of Toledo structured by its political history and focused on the monarchy’s development. 2
