Frankland: The Franks and the world of the early middle ages

357 Pages·2012·18.737 MB·English

by  Paul Fouracre (editor), David Ganz (editor)

T HIS COLLECTION of highly original essays by f f r a n k l a n d
leading early medieval historians honours the work and
career of Dame Janet (Jinty) Nelson, one of the most r
respected and influential scholars of her generation. The essays the franks and the world
build on the spirit of Janet Nelson’s work by linking the study of
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medieval history. The papers range across all of the regions of
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Europe affected by Frankish culture and explore themes which
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CONTENTS
List of tables — ix
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and the reconciliation of excommunicants in England and Francia
c.900–c.1150 — Sarah Hamilton 209
12 Fontenoy and after: pursuing enemies to death in France between the
ninth and the eleventh centuries — John Gillingham 242
13 The death of Burgheard son of Ælfgar and its context
— Stephen Baxter 266
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14 The representation of queens and queenship in Anglo-Norman
royal charters — David Bates page 285
15 Franks and Bretons: the impact of political climate and
historiographical tradition on writing their ninth-century history
— Wendy Davies 304
Appendix. The estates and lordships attached to Burgheard in
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