Western Society: A Brief History, Volume 1: From Antiquity to Enlightenment, John P. McKay, Bennett D. Hill, John Buckler, Clare Haru Crowston, Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, pp. 153, Macmillan, 2010, ISBN 9780312594282, ... In the sixth century one group, the Salian (SAY-lee-uhn) Franks, issued a law code called the Salic (SAL-ik) Law, the earliest description of Germanic customs ...