Salian
/ˈseɪlɪən
/noun
A member of the Salii, a 4th-century Frankish people living near the River IJssel, from whom the Merovingians were descended.The imperial crown was neglected for a while and when it was resurrected again it was held by Germans: the Ottonians, then the Salians.
adjective
Relating to the Salii.Edward the Confessor's Norman-style Westminster Abbey was, with the exception of the cathedral of the Salian emperors at Speyer, the largest church built north of the Alps since the fourth century....
- In 481-2, Clovis I became ruler of the Salian Franks of Tournai.
- The laws of the Salian Franks are considered a part of the Germanic Codes that predated Roman Law in Europe.
