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The Chinese borrowed their trousers from the Huns. And Clovis could very well have been canonized as a saint for converting his people to Christianity. Even if he didn't fully reform, like Vladimir. In general, priests in the 13th and 14th centuries wrote about barbarians, such as Rubruk and Carpini. As a rule, priests were sent on diplomatic missions to find out what the new peoples believed. The point is that, according to Christian tradition, the end of history will come when all peoples become Christians. That's what they were trying to find out.

I keep saying – they’re Barbarians. ;)
I heard that Chrodechild was canonized, but her husband wasn’t. It doesn’t count that it was before baptism, like with Vladimir. But after…
I know that Clovis baptized the Franks. But he remained a ruthless barbarian, while Vladimir repented for his…bad behavior.
But as a king, Clovis was better than his predecessor. ;)
And one more thing. Were long hair among the Franks a sign of a free man or a king?

As far as I know, it was a sign of a free society. Their king was considered first among equals.

Did "family names" mean "people of such-and-such" and have the suffix "ing"? And what about women? Roman women only had family names. :) :(

Roman women didn't have surnames; instead, their personal name was replaced with a family name. Although, this is quite similar to a surname.
I can't say for sure about barbarian women, but they enjoyed a significant degree of freedom. So, they might have had surnames, and these surnames could have been different from their husbands' surnames.

Roman women didn't have surnames; instead, their given name was replaced with a clan name. Although, this is close to a surname.

That's exactly what I mean. Marcus Tullius Cicero and his daughter Tullia.

I can't say for sure about the surnames of barbarian women, but they had a significant degree of freedom. So, they might have had surnames, and these surnames could have been different from their husbands' surnames.

With the Scandinavians, it's "son" and "dottir." Gudrun Grimsdottir - "Gudrun, daughter of Grims." But with the Germans, it's a dark forest.

Well, in general, the social structure of the Germanic and Scandinavian peoples was very similar. So, I think the same was true there.

I'm not sure. There were names ending in "-ing," like Chlodwig Merovingian or Major Domus Pippin Arnulfing. Or "people of such-and-such," or "-ing" – the same as the Irish "O'" ("of the clan"). But women somehow got left out.

I won't argue, I'm not an expert on the Germans. I'm more familiar with nomadic peoples: the Huns, the Turks, and the Mongols.

I'm not arguing; these are just thoughts out loud. :)

Also, could you confirm that there was no Tatar-Mongol Yoke?

Again, what should be understood by the term "yoke."
The word "yoke" actually meant harness. The word "yoke" was first used in the sense of oppression in the 17th-18th centuries, when the Zaporozhians wrote that it was difficult for them under the yoke of the Russian Tsar.
So, in the 13th-15th centuries, there was no "yoke." There were the Mongols. But! They did not leave garrisons in the cities. The Chingizids personally did not rule any principalities. The payment of tribute began approximately 15 years after Batu's campaigns. It is more accurate to speak not of a "yoke," but of allied relations, when one ally had an army to protect both, and the other had the money to maintain this army.

Regarding the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902, can anyone provide some visual materials (e.g., photos, drawings, maps, diagrams)?

Can I provide quotes from the Russian press of that time? Would that be helpful?

Yes, with links to the publisher's name?

Here are two articles on the topic of the Anglo-Boer War. They contain quotes from newspapers with source citations.