The name Ripuarii clearly has a meaning of "river people", but the exact way in which the name developed is unclear and … See more

The term Franks first appears in the 3rd century on the right bank of the Rhine. Tribes who had lived in the same area in Roman times included the Sicambri, Chamavi, Bructeri, Chattuarii, and Tencteri. The Frank… See more

There are no direct attestations of the early Frankish language. Of some 1,400 Latin inscriptions in Roman Germania Inferior a little over 100 are from the rural lands of the Germanic Ubii, into whose lands the Ripuarii wo… See more

In the first half of the 7th century the Ripuarians received the Ripuarian law (Lex Ripuaria), a law code applying only to them, from the dominating Salian Franks. The Salians, following the custom of the Romans be… See more

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1. ^ Nonn p.145 citing Ewig. Also see Springer.
2. ^ Zoepfl, Heinrich (1844). Deutsche Staats- und Rechtsgeschichte: Ein Lehrbuch in zwei Bänden (in German). Vol. Erster Band (2nd expanded & improved e… See more

• "France: History: Origins: Early Frankish Period". Britannica Online. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
• "Franci Ripuarii in 400". euratlas. 2009. See more