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II. Jordanes and His Three Histories1. The Inauguration of "National" History (page 20)
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2. Cassiodorus and Jordanes: A Strained Collaboration (page 23)
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3. The Gothic History of Cassiodorus (page 31)
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4. Jordanes's Ambiguous Origins (page 42)
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5. Parts I and II of Jordanes's Historical Collection (page 47)
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6. How Closely Did Jordanes Reproduce the Gothic History of Cassiodorus? (page 58)
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7. The Getica: A Celebration of Goths? (page 62)
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8. The Getica: History with a Happy Ending (page 68)
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9. The Getica: Roman Victories and Scandinavian Origins (page 84)
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10. The Date, Destination, and Authorship of Jordanes's Historical Library (page 97)
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11. Conclusion (page 105)
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III. Gregory of Tours and "The Triumph of Superstition"1. The Historian and His Context (page 112)
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2. The History of the Franks, or Histories? (page 119)
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3. Miracula: A Christian Historian's Answer to Philosophy (page 127)
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4. Historiae: Candid but Chaotic Commemoration? (page 153)
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5. Historiae: The Moral Sense of Events (page 168)
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6. Historiae: Miracles and Slaughters (page 174)
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7. Historiae: Plot, Prodigies, and "Autobiography" (page 183)
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8. Historiae: The Union of Satire with History (page 197)
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9. Historiae: The Intellectual Pattern (page 203)
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10. Conclusion (page 227)
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IV. Bede and the Ghost of Bishop Wilfrid1. Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum: Detachment or Advocacy? (page 235)
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2. The Background and Foreground of the Ecclesiastical History (page 240)
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3. The Genesis of Northumbrian Church History (page 258)
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4. Bede's Three Models for the Ecclesiastical History (page 296)
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5. The Abasement of Bishop Wilfrid (page 307)
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6. Conclusion (page 325)
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V. Paul the Deacon's Interpretation of Lombard History1. The Historia Langobardorum: Disappointment and Promise (page 329)
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2. Frioul, Pavia, Benevento, and Charlemagne's Court (page 333)
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3. Historia Romana: Italy from Janus to Justinian (page 347)
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4. Narrative Continuity in the Original Books of the Historia Romana (page 357)
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5. Minor Works: Gregory the Great and the Bishops of Metz (page 370)
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6. Preliminary to the Historia Langobardorum (page 378)
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7. H.L. 1: The Nonprovidential Origin of the Lombards (page 382)
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8. H.L. 2: The Tragedy of Italy (page 388)
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9. H.L. 3: The Lombards Reborn (page 394)
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10. H.L. 4: The Lombards Prosper, Fall from Righteousness, and Find a Savior (page 399)
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11. H.L. 5: From Christian Kingship to Confusion and Anarchy (page 407)
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12. H.L. 6: Italy in Transition (page 414)
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13. Conclusion (page 424)
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