{"product_id":"early-medieval-slovenia-adrian-e-markham-9798245039732","title":"Early Medieval Slovenia: Slavic Settlement and the Carantania Frontier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarly Medieval Slovenia: Slavic Settlement and the Carantania Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e by Adrian E. Markham traces the transformation of the eastern Alpine world from the ruins of Rome to the birth of a distinct Slavic society. Beginning in the fifth century, as imperial power faded and new migrations reshaped Central Europe, Markham follows the rise of early Slavic communities in the valleys of the Drava and Sava and their encounter with Gothic, Lombard, and Avar powers. From the timber villages of the first settlers to the emergence of Carantania, the first known Slavic polity in the region, the book reveals a landscape of adaptation, faith, and endurance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on archaeological discoveries from Emona, Celeia, and Ptuj, along with early medieval chronicles and linguistic evidence, Markham reconstructs the everyday world of farmers, craftsmen, and chieftains who forged a culture between empire and frontier. He explores how kinship networks governed justice and defense, how ancestral rites and sacred landscapes shaped spiritual life, and how Christian missionaries from Salzburg gradually transformed the region's beliefs and institutions. The story moves through the founding of Carantania, the ritual of the Prince's Stone, and the Carolingian conquest that bound the Alpine Slavs to the wider European order. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Roman roads to feudal castles, from pagan shrines to monastic scriptoria, \u003ci\u003eEarly Medieval Slovenia\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the centuries when identity took root in language, memory, and land. Rich in detail and grounded in evidence, it offers a vivid portrait of a frontier society whose endurance would give rise to the Slovenes, a people shaped by both the mountains that sheltered them and the empires that surrounded them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian E. Markham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245039732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"Adrian E. Markham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997395038463,"sku":"9798245039732","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-medieval-slovenia-adrian-e-markham-9798245039732","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}