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The Franks as an early modern people really interest me. They are in my opinion the most influential of all the Early Middle Ages (500-800ish in my opinion) peoples. Their impact in creating modern Europe is huge. France, obviously, claims to be the successor to Francia, yet it speaks a romance language and includes only half the old Frankish heartland. The Dutch, on the other hand, are mostly descended from Franks and speak a language that is basically an evolution of Old Frankish. Germany as a polity can trace its history back to East Francia, a Frankish successor state. So, I ask you, fellow history lovers, which polity is most "Frankish"?
Scipio
P.S: This is obviously an open ended question, and I intend it that way to promote discussion.
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