Proceedings Of The Battle Conference 2003

Author : John Gillingham
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1843830728

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Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2003 by John Gillingham Pdf

The sense of a group of scholars sharing work in progress comes over on numerous occasions... a series which is a model of its kind. EDMUND KING, HISTORY The emphasis in this collection of recent work on the Anglo-Norman realm is particularly on narrative sources: Dudo, Vita Ædwardi Regis, monastic chronicle audiences in the Fens, the chronicles of Anjou, the Warenne view of the past - and much later sources for stereotypical images of the Normans. There are also papers analysing both charter and chronicle evidence in reconsiderations of the succession disputes following the deaths of William I and WilliamII. Papers range geographically from Anjou to the Irish Sea zone. Contributors, from France and Germany as well as from Britain, Ireland and the US, are BERNARD S. BACHRACH, RICHARD BARBER, JULIA BARROW, CLARE DOWNHAM, VERONIQUE GAZEAU, JOHN GRASSI, ELISABETH VAN HOUTS, JENNIFER PAXTON, NEIL STREVETT, NEIL WRIGHT.

Author : Connor Christopher Wilson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000800142

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The Battle Rhetoric of Crusade and Holy War, c. 1099–c. 1222 by Connor Christopher Wilson Pdf

This book examines Latin narratives produced in the aftermath of the First Crusade and challenges the narrative of supposed brutality and amorality of warfare in this period--instead focusing on the moral and didactic concerns surrounding warfare and violence with which medieval authors wrestled. The battle oration, a rousing harangue exhorting warriors to deeds of valour, has been regarded as a significant aspect of warfare since the age of Xenophon, and has continued to influence conceptions of campaigning and combat to the present day. While its cultural and chronological pervasiveness attests to the power of this trope, scholarly engagement with the literary phenomenon of the pre-battle speech has been limited. Moreover, previous work on medieval battle rhetoric has only served to reinforce the supposed brutality and amorality of warfare in this period, highlighting appeals to martial prowess, a hatred for ‘the enemy’ and promises of wealth and glory. This book, through an examination of Latin narratives produced in the aftermath of the First Crusade and the decades that followed, challenges this understanding and illuminates the moral and didactic concerns surrounding warfare and violence with which medieval authors wrestled. Furthermore, while battle orations form a clear mechanism by which the fledgling crusading movement could be explored ideologically, this comparative study reveals how non-crusading warfare in this period was also being reconceptualised in light of changing ideas about just war, authority and righteousness in Christian society. This volume is perfect for researchers, students and scholars alike interested in medieval history and military studies.

Author : Michael John Key
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445694078

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The House of Godwin by Michael John Key Pdf

The most powerful dynasty behind the throne of Anglo-Saxon England, shedding new light on events such as the Battle of Hastings.

Author : Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock Hannah Whittock
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780719820502

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1018 and 1066 by Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock Hannah Whittock Pdf

The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Viking Conquest by Cnut in 1016 both had huge impacts on the history of England and yet '1066' has eclipsed '1016' in popular culture. This book challenges that side-lining of Cnut's conquest by presenting compelling evidence that the Viking Conquest of 1016 was the single most influential cause of 1066. This neglected Viking Conquest of 1016 led to the exiling to Normandy and Hungary of the rightful Anglo-Saxon heirs to the English throne, entangled English politics with those of Normandy and Scandinavia, purged and destabilized the Anglo-Saxon ruling class, caused an English king to look abroad for allies in his conflict with over-mighty subjects and, finally, in 1066 ensured that Harold Godwinson was in the north of England when the Normans landed on the south coast. As if that was not enough, it was the continuation of the Scandinavian connection after 1066 which largely ensured that a Norman victory became a traumatic Norman Conquest.

Author : Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752497266

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The Viking Blitzkrieg by Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock Pdf

If the Viking Wars had not taken place, would there have been a united England in the tenth century? Martyn Whittock believes not, arguing that without them there would have been no rise of the Godwin family and their conflict with Edward the Confessor, no Norman connection, no Norman Conquest and no Domesday Book. All of these features of English history were the products, or by-products, of these conflicts and the threat of Scandinavian attack. The wars and responses to them accelerated economic growth; stimulated state formation and an assertive sense of an English national identity; created a hybrid Anglo-Scandinavian culture that spread beyond the so-called Danelaw; and caused an upheaval in the ruling elite. By looking at the entire period of the wars and by taking a holistic view of their political, economic, social and cultural effects, their many-layered impact can at last be properly assessed.

Author : Maroula Perisanidi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351024600

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Clerical Continence in Twelfth-Century England and Byzantium by Maroula Perisanidi Pdf

Why did the medieval West condemn clerical marriage as an abomination while the Byzantine Church affirmed its sanctifying nature? This book brings together ecclesiastical, legal, social, and cultural history in order to examine how Byzantine and Western medieval ecclesiastics made sense of their different rules of clerical continence. Western ecclesiastics condemned clerical marriage for three key reasons: married clerics could alienate ecclesiastical property for the sake of their families; they could secure careers in the Church for their sons, restricting ecclesiastical positions and lands to specific families; and they could pollute the sacred by officiating after having had sex with their wives. A comparative study shows that these offending risk factors were absent in twelfth-century Byzantium: clerics below the episcopate did not have enough access to ecclesiastical resources to put the Church at financial risk; clerical dynasties were understood within a wider frame of valued friendship networks; and sex within clerical marriage was never called impure in canon law, as there was little drive to use pollution discourses to separate clergy and laity. These facts are symptomatic of a much wider difference between West and East, impinging on ideas about social order, moral authority, and reform.

Author : Sarah Hamilton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317325338

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Church and People in the Medieval West, 900-1200 by Sarah Hamilton Pdf

During the middle ages, belief in God was the single more important principle for every person, and the all-powerful church was the most important institution. It is impossible to understand the medieval world without understanding the religious vision of the time, and this new textbook offers an approach which explores the meaning of this in day-to-day life, as well as the theory behind it. Church and People in the Medieval West gets to the root of belief in the Middle Ages, covering topics including pastoral reform, popular religion, monasticism, heresy and much more, throughout the central middle ages from 900-1200. Suitable for undergraduate courses in medieval history, and those returning to or approaching the subject for the first time.

Author : Ann Buckley,Lisa Colton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108493222

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Music and Liturgy in Medieval Britain and Ireland by Ann Buckley,Lisa Colton Pdf

Reveals the rich liturgical ecology of medieval Britain and Ireland and the religious and lay communities who shaped it.

Author : Tracey L. Billado
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317135586

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Feud, Violence and Practice by Tracey L. Billado Pdf

This collection presents an innovative series of essays about the medieval culture of Feud and Violence. Featuring both prominent senior and younger scholars from the United States and Europe, the contributions offer various methods and points of view in their analyses. All, however, are indebted in some way to the work of Stephen D. White on legal culture, politics, and violence. White's work has frequently emphasized the importance of careful, closely focused readings of medieval sources as well as the need to take account of practice in relation to indigenous normative statements. His work has thus made historians of medieval political culture keenly aware of the ways in which various rhetorical strategies could be deployed in disputes in order to gain moral or material advantage. Beginning with an essay by the editors introducing the contributions and discussing their relationships to Stephen White's work, to the themes of the volume, to each other, and to medieval and legal studies in general, the remainder of the volume is divided into three thematic sections. The first section contains papers whose linking themes are violence and feud, the second section explores medieval legal culture and feudalism; whilst the final section consists of essays that are models of the type of inquiry pioneered by White.

Author : Roy Williams
Publisher : Academic Conferences Limited
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Distance education
ISBN : 9780954457747

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ECEL2003-Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on eLearning - 2003 by Roy Williams Pdf

Author : Malasree Home
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783270019

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The Peterborough Version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by Malasree Home Pdf

An examination of the linguistic and cultural construction of one of the texts of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

Author : Tore Skeie
Publisher : Pushkin Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782276487

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The Wolf Age by Tore Skeie Pdf

“Skeie’s account of ruthless conflict, political intrigue, and diplomatic machinations reads like a real-life Game of Thrones—without the dragons. Medieval history buffs will be riveted.” --Publishers Weekly Thrilling history provides a new perspective on the Viking-Anglo Saxon conflicts and brings the bloody period vividly to life, perfect for fans of Dan Jones The first major book on Vikings by a Scandinavian author to be published in English, The Wolf Age reframes the struggle for a North Sea empire and puts readers in the mindset of Vikings, providing new insight into their goals, values, and what they chose to live and die for. Tore Skeie ("Norway's Most Important Young Historian") takes readers on a thrilling journey through the bloody shared history of England and Scandinavia, and on across early medieval Europe, from the wild Norwegian fjords to the wealthy cities of Muslim Andalusia. Warfare, plotting, backstabbing and bribery abound as Skeie skillfully weaves sagas and skaldic poetry with breathless dramatization as he entertainingly brings the world of the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons to vivid life. In the eleventh century, the rulers of the lands surrounding the North Sea are all hungry for power. To get power they need soldiers, to get soldiers they need silver, and to get silver there is no better way than war and plunder. This vicious cycle draws all the lands of the north into a brutal struggle for supremacy and survival that will shatter kingdoms and forge an empire…

Author : C. P. Lewis
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843833796

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Anglo-Norman Studies XXX by C. P. Lewis Pdf

The latest collection of articles on Anglo-Norman topics, with a particular focus on Wales.

Author : Sian Echard,Robert Rouse
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 2102 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118396988

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The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain, 4 Volume Set by Sian Echard,Robert Rouse Pdf

Bringing together scholarship on multilingual and intercultural medieval Britain like never before, The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain comprises over 600 authoritative entries spanning key figures, contexts and influences in the literatures of Britain from the fifth to the sixteenth centuries. A uniquely multilingual and intercultural approach reflecting the latest scholarship, covering the entire medieval period and the full tapestry of literary languages comprises over 600 authoritative yet accessible entries on key figures, texts, critical debates, methodologies, cultural and isitroical contexts, and related terminology Represents all the literatures of the British Isles including Old and Middle English, Early Scots, Anglo-Norman, the Norse, Latin and French of Britain, and the Celtic Literatures of Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Cornwall Boasts an impressive chronological scope, covering the period from the Saxon invasions to the fifth century to the transition to the Early Modern Period in the sixteenth Covers the material remains of Medieval British literature, including manuscripts and early prints, literary sites and contexts of production, performance and reception as well as highlighting narrative transformations and intertextual links during the period

Author : Emma O. Bérat,Rebecca Hardie,Irina Dumitrescu
Publisher : V&R Unipress
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9783847012429

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Relations of Power by Emma O. Bérat,Rebecca Hardie,Irina Dumitrescu Pdf

Women's networks – their relations with other women, men, objects and place – were a source of power in various European and neighbouring regions throughout the Middle Ages. This interdisciplinary volume considers how women's networks, and particularly women's direct and indirect relationships to other women, constituted and shaped power from roughly 300 to 1700 AD. The essays in this collection juxtapose scholarship from the fields of archaeology, art history, literature, history and religious studies, drawing on a wide variety of source types. Their aim is to highlight not only the importance of networks in understanding medieval women's power but also the different ways these networks are represented in medieval sources and can be approached today. This volume reveals how women's networks were widespread and instrumental in shaping political, familial and spiritual legacies.