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title: Gregory of Tours Listening to King Chilperic's Poetry
author: Jean-Paul Laurens
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17079/gregory-of-tours-listening-to-king-chilperics-poet/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-02-21
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# Gregory of Tours Listening to King Chilperic's Poetry
_Authored by Jean-Paul Laurens_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17079.jpg)
## Image Caption
Gregory of Tours is forced to listen to the bad poetry of King [Chilperic I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chilperic_I/) (r. 561-584) of Neustria. Illustratuon by Jean-[Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/) Laurensfor the work of Augustin Thierry, *Récits des temps mérovingiens* ([Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/), 1881).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Laurens, J. (2023, February 21). Gregory of Tours Listening to King Chilperic's Poetry. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Laurens, Jean-Paul. "Gregory of Tours Listening to King Chilperic's Poetry." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 21, 2023. .
### MLA
Laurens, Jean-Paul. "Gregory of Tours Listening to King Chilperic's Poetry." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Feb 2023, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Paul_Laurens_-_R%C3%A9cits_des_temps_m%C3%A9rovingiens_-_Hilp%C3%A9rik_et_Gr%C3%A9goire_de_Tours.jpg) by [**Jean-Paul Laurens**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Paul_Laurens_-_R%C3%A9cits_des_temps_m%C3%A9rovingiens_-_Hilp%C3%A9rik_et_Gr%C3%A9goire_de_Tours.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 21 February 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.