Oathbreakers: A Medieval War of Brothers

Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice

Thursday, February 20, 2025 1:30 PM EST
Fenwick Library, Fenwick Reading Room, 2nd Floor, 2001

Matthew Gabriele’s book Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe chronicles the Carolingian Civil War, which was a dramatic episode in history–simultaneously personal and political. The Chicago Review of Books says it does “an excellent job of detailing a complex story of shifting alliances and bitter conflict, creating an intricate portrait of Medieval strife that rivals any episode of Game of Thrones.”