This Is A History Of Money In The European Middle Ages, Specifically From The Effective End Of Roman Rule In The Fifth Century To The 'commercial Revolution' In The Twelfth And Thirteenth Centuries, In What Was A Period Of Dramatic Social, Political, And Institutional Transformation. A Major New Faith, Islam, Proliferated Rapidly Across The Near East And Much Of The Mediterranean; Smaller Kingdoms Grew Out Of The Remains Of The Roman Empire In Western Europe, And Competed With One Another For Survival And Supremacy; The Vikings Raided, Conquered, And Settled Across Northern And Eastern Europe, Destabilising The Territories With Which They Came In Contact Along The Way. All Of These And More Are Vividly Reflected In The Evolution Of Distinct Monetary Systems-- Provided By Publisher.