Early Middle Ages

The Ostrogothic Kingdom was established by the Ostrogoths in Italy and neighbouring areas from 493 to 553.

Anglo-Saxon England was early medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th century from the end of Roman Britain until the Norman conquest in 1066.

The Rashidun Caliphate (Arabic: الخلافة الراشدة‎‎ al-Khilāfah ar-Rāshidah) was the Islamic caliphate in the earliest period of Islam, comprising the first four caliphs—the "Rightly Guided" or Rashidun caliphs (Arabic: الخلفاء الراشدون‎‎ al-Khulafā’ ar-Rāshidūn).

The Kingdom of the Suebi (Latin: Regnum Suevorum), also called the Kingdom of Gallæcia (Latin: Regnum Gallæciae), was a Germanic post-Roman kingdom, one of the first ones to separate from the Roman Empire.

Austrasia is a territory which formed the northeastern section of the Merovingian Kingdom of the Franks during the 6th to 8th centuries.

The Alemanni (also Alamanni; Suebi "Swabians") were a confederation of Germanic tribes on the upper Rhine river.

The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD.

Neustria (/ˈnuːstriə, ˈnjuː-/) or Neustrasia (meaning "new [western] land" in contrast to Austrasia) was the western part of the kingdom of the Franks that was created in 511 upon the division of the Merovingian kingdom of Clovis I to his four sons following his death.

Saint Giles (English pronunciation: /dʒaɪlz/, gaɪlz; Latin: Aegidius; French: Gilles; c. 650 AD – c. 710), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a Greek Christian hermit saint from Athens, whose legend is centered in Provence and Septimania.

The Duchy of Gascony or Duchy of Vasconia; (Basque: Baskoniako dukerria; Occitan: ducat de Gasconha; French: duché de Gascogne, duché de Vasconie) was a duchy in present southwestern France and northeastern Spain, part corresponding to the modern region of Gascony after 824.

The Muslim conquest of North Africa continued the century of rapid Arab Muslim military expansion following the death of Muhammad in 632 AD.

The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century.

Under the Merovingian dynasty, the mayor of the palace (Latin: maior palatii) or majordomo (maior domus) was the manager of the household of the Frankish king.

The history of Ireland 800–1169 covers the period in the history of Ireland from the first Viking raids to the Norman invasion.

Kemp Malone (March 14, 1889 in Minter City, Mississippi – October 13, 1971) was a prolific medievalist, etymologist, philologist, and specialist in Chaucer who was lecturer and then professor of English Literature at Johns Hopkins University from 1924 to 1956.

Elliott Van Kirk Dobbie (born Brooklyn 9 May 1907, died 23 March 1970) was a scholar, noted especially for his work editing Old English poetry.

The Muslim conquest of Syria (Arabic: الفتح الإسلامي لبلاد الشام) occurred in the first half of the 7th century, and refers to the conquest of region known as the Levant, later to become the Islamic Province of Bilad al-Sham, as part of the Islamic conquests.

Adalgisel Grimo (died after 634) was a deacon and member of the Austrasian nobility.

George Philip Krapp (born Cincinnati 1872, died 1934) was a scholar of English.