The document discusses the Lex Salica law code established around AD 500 by Clovis I, the first king of the Franks. The Lex Salica recorded the rights of the Salic Franks and focused on topics like family, property, obligations, and inheritance. It was compiled and later corrected by other Frankish kings like Childebert I and Chlothar I. The economy of the Franks' kingdom was feudal in nature, centered around self-sufficient manors. Agriculture was the main economic activity, using techniques like the three-field system. Local handicrafts like blacksmithing and weaving also took place. While mostly self-sufficient, some trade between manors did occur to exchange goods.

1. LEX SALICA OF
CLOVIS AND THE
ECONOMY OF
FRANCS’ KINGDOM.
Tran Ngoc Anh
Kachan Karina

2. Clovis I
Clovis I - king of the Franсs Damn, I’m good

3. Lex Salica
◦ Purpose of creation: recording
the rights of Salic francs
◦ Storage location: National
Library of France
◦ Date of creation: around AD
500

4. The main points of Lex Salica:
◦Frank society
◦Marriage and family
◦Property right
◦Obligations
◦Inheritance
◦Criminal law

5. History of the law
◦ The original edition of the code was
commissioned by the first king of all the
Franсs, Clovis I and published sometime
between 507 and 511.
◦ The name of the code comes from the
circumstance that Clovis was
a Merovingian king ruling only the Salian
Franсs before his unification of Francia.
◦ In the picture: King Clovis dictates
the Salic Law surrounded by his military
chiefs.

6. Compilation and features of the
application of the Salic law

7. Compilation and features of
the application of the Salic
law
The kings Clovis I, Childebert I and
Chlothar I corrected the Salic Law.
Childebert I
Chlothar I
Oh, man… why I should
do this again?
U r not
alone, bro

8. Compilation and features of
the application of the Salic
law
◦ The Law is not a complete statement of the legal
system of Salian Franсs.
◦ Based on a personal principle of application.
◦ The Codex Theodosianus was a set of Roman
law was used to solve common problems.

9. ◦ The economy of Francs' kingdom was a feudal
one
◦ The manor was an economic unit
The Economy of Francs’ Kingdom

15. It was a self-sufficient economy

16. The main parts of the Kingdom of Franks’ economy
AGRICULTURE HANDICRAF
T
COMMERCE

17. ARGICULTURE
◦ The main branch of the economy was agriculture.
◦ Agriculture was very developed during this time
 Manor lands were farmed using the three-field system of
agriculture.
 The people of the Franks Kingdom harnessed the power
of water and wind to do jobs once done by human or
animal power.
 Iron was used to make labor tools for use on farms.

18. ◦ Along with farming, the Franks were
engaged in cattle breeding
(especially pig and sheep breeding).
◦ Fish could be collected from the
river, which was also used for
washing and cooking.

19. At the same time, in each estate, home handicrafts were produced, from blacksmiths and
weaving, to handicrafts and jewelry.

20. Due to the self-sufficient economy, trade is underdeveloped but still there was the
exchange of goods in the Mannor system.