The first Burgundians - In 433 AD, the Romans allowed a wandering tribe from an island off the Swedish coast (today the Danish island of Bornholm) to settle near Geneva. From there, they expanded their kingdom across the Burgundy plateau and south to Provence and Marseille. These "Burgundarholmers" quickly adopted Roman manners and the Christian faith, and gave their name to Burgundy. After centuries of disruption caused by successive Barbarian and Viking invasions, the monasteries were the first to implement improved living conditions. Stable and organised, they quickly became the major civilizing force in a predominantly rural 11th century France. A religious revival swept through Europe in the early years of the second millenium and Burgundy became Christendom's champion. Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries sprang up throughout the region.
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