Part 2, Chapter 9, The Long-haired Monarchs Summary

The authors research into the Merovingian dynasty finds it shrouded in more mystery than the Knights Templar and the Cathars. The Merovingians originated from the Sicambrians, a tribe of Germanic people known as the Franks. The Merovingians ruled large parts of what is now France and Germany during between the fifth and seventh centuries, during the time of King Arthur and the Grail romances. This period was called the Dark Ages, an era that the authors believe someone, perhaps the Roman Church, deliberately attempted to edit and remove from history for one reason or another.

Legend and the Merovingians. Most dynasties throughout history have come to the throne through some sort of violent upheaval or through the extinction of a prior dynasty. However, the Merovingians appear to have always been rulers of the Franks since...