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Many of the Barbarian tribes were already Christian when Rome officially ended in the fifth century, but most of them were Arian Christians. Arianism was considered heresy by the Catholic leadership. Clovis, who controlled much of what had been Roman Gaul and who had many Catholic subjects, converted to Catholicism instead of to Arianism. This not only gave him an important ally in the Pope, it smoothed over his relationship with a good percentage of his people.
The Franks were initially a confederation of several different Germanic tribes. The word "frank" meant "free," and apparently distinguished them from those tribes who had become subjects of the Roman Empire. As you've probably guessed, France gets its name from the Franks -- but did you know that "Louis," the most popular name for French kings, evolved from "Clovis"?
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