Rulers and Ruling Families in Early Medieval Europe : Alfred, Charles the Bald and Others
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Variorum Collected Studies
ISBN-10
0860788024
ISBN-13
9780860788027
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Variorum
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 28th, 1999
Print length
346 Pages
Weight
610 grams
Dimensions
23.30 x 15.50 x 2.00 cms
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The ideas and practices involved in early mediaeval royal family politics are the central theme of this collection of papers by Janet L. Nelson. She examines King Alfred of Wessex (871-99), Charles the Bald (840-77), and the political importance and gendered roles of royal women.
The ideas and practices involved in early medieval royal family politics are the central theme of this collection of papers by Janet L. Nelson. She first examines King Alfred of Wessex (871-99) in the context of Anglo-Saxon conditions and in comparison with his Carolingian contemporaries. When tension and conflict within the royal family are highlighted, she argues that Alfred’s talents and political thought emerge the more impressively. A second group of papers deals with the reign of Charles the Bald (840-77): his patronage of learning and his interest in Spanish martyrs are set in political context, while contemporary historiography is considered as a form of counsel and critique. The third section reflects Nelson’s growing interest in the political importance and gendered roles of royal women. Consecration rites are analysed as ritual expressions and factors in the shaping of the queenship, while two final papers also examine the making and unmaking of Frankish kings and princes.
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