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The writing named for this royal house was important in shaping the black- letter script prevalent in the Middle Ages. Supposed to have magical powers derived from long hair, rulers of the family take their name from the mythic first ruler of the house whose son invaded Artois and was defeated by Aetius. Late rulers of the house are frequently referred to as les rois fainŽants [fay-NAHN] or "do-nothing kings," due both to their lack of authority and the average age of ascendancy being six. When Childeric III was finally overthrown and the Carolingian dynasty began, it marked the end of, for 10 points, what line of French kings whose most famous member was Clovis I?
The writing named for this royal house was important in shaping the black- letter script prevalent in the Middle Ages.
The {Merovingians}