Culture
The Salian Frank language belongs to, and is ancestral to, the family of Low Franconian dialects. The Salian Franks are one of the peoples who formed the foundation for early Dutch culture and society (along with other Frankish groups, Frisians and native Belgian tribes). According to modern scholars such as Robinson, their language evolved from Franconian into Dutch. After settling within Roman territory, they developed an organized society that tilled the land and did not pose a threat to the neighboring Romans.
The Salian tribes constituted a loose confederacy who stood together to negotiate with Roman authority. Each tribe consisted of extended family groups centered around a particularly renowned or noble family. The importance of the family bond was made clear by the Salic Law, which ordained that an individual had no right to protection if not part of a family.
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