Publisher's Synopsis
The purpose of this monograph is to show that the Carolingian crown lands, collectively termed the fisc, played a more important role in the partitions of the Frankish Empire and the civil wars in the ninth century than has been hitherto perceived. Although Waitz, Dopsch, Steinitz, Lot, and Halphen have dealt with the subject of the Carolingian fisc in various writings, no one as yet has endeavored to determine and to locate the whole number of places included within the Carolingian fisc, or to ascertain the extent of its spread. Steinitz is the only scholar who has dealt with this subject-Darmstadter's dissertation is limited to Italy-and Steinitz made no attempt to go beyond the year 843, the very time when the question of the reversion of the fisc had reached acute proportions. Unfortunately, after 843 the documents infrequently give pertinent data concerning the size and character of the crown lands. Hence Steinitz, in compiling his tables, and in trying to tabulate the landed resources of Charlemagne, terminated his study with 843."
