The Illusion of Royal Power in the Carolingian Annals
The Illusion of Royal Power in the Carolingian Annals By Rosamond McKitterick The English Historical Review, Vol. 115, No. 460. (2000) Synopsis: Medieval…
Angulus et Christus in the Five‐fold Division and Unification of the World and Nature in Eriugena and Maximus the Confessor
Angulus et Christus in the Five‐fold Division and Unification of the World and Nature in Eriugena and Maximus the Confessor Kim, Jaehyun Medieval…
Men and Women in Early Medieval Serfdom: The Ninth-Century North Frankish Evidence
Men and Women in Early Medieval Serfdom: The Ninth-Century North Frankish Evidence By Jean-Pierre Devroey Past and Present, No. 166. (2000) Introduction: ‘The…
The Battle of Tours-Poitiers Revisited
What motivated the Muslims to move north of the Pyrenees? What do the Latin and Arabic sources reveal about what transpired in the course of the battle?
A Fifteenth-Century Florentine Community of Readers and the Romances of Chivalry
A Fifteenth-Century Florentine Community of Readers and the Romances of Chivalry Allaire, Gloria Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract A persistent…
How Popular Was Early Medieval Devotion?
How Popular Was Early Medieval Devotion? Wood, Ian Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 14 (1997) Abstract At the end of a seminal paper…
Elites in the reign of Charlemagne
Elites in the reign of Charlemagne By Jinty Nelson Conference Paper (2009) Introduction: Thanks above all to Régine Le Jan and her colleagues,…
Security and insecurity of identity and status in the Frankish elite
Security and insecurity of identity and status in the Frankish elite By Stuart Airlie Conference Paper (2009) How neurotic were members of the…
The role of Frankish and Papal missi in diplomatic exchanges in the eighth century
This article now turns to this collection of letters in order to examine diplomacy between pope and king by looking at the frequently-mentioned missi, the men who carried their correspondence and in doing so represented them abroad.
The epic tradition of Charlemagne in Italy
The epic tradition of Charlemagne in Italy By Jane E. Everson Cahiers de recherches médiévales, Vol.12 (2005) Introduction: From the late thirteenth century to the…
The Pursuit of Knowledge in Carolingian Europe
Alcuin, an Anglo-Saxon born around 730 and educated at York, represents part of that transformation. Many like him who had been educated in the cathedral and monastic schools of England, Ireland, Spain, and Italy no doubt had been destined to replace their own masters. Instead, as adults they found themselves transplanted to the kingdoms of the Franks, where their learning, pedagogical skills, and books were put to a new task.
Review Essay—Regna et Regnum: Studies of Regions within the Carolingian Empire
Review Essay—Regna et Regnum: Studies of Regions within the Carolingian Empire Chandler, Cullen J. The Heroic Age, Issue 12 (May 2009) Abstract This…
An Appeal to Rome: Anglo-Saxon Dispute Settlement, 800-810
In this paper, I argue that Anglo-Saxon dispute settlement in the early ninth century exploited Charlemagne’s title as Holy Roman Emperor. T
The construction of authority in ancient Rome and Byzantium : the rhetoric of empire
The construction of authority in ancient Rome and Byzantium : the rhetoric of empire By Sarolta A. Takács Cambridge University Press, 2009 ISBN:…
The Treaties of the Carolingians
The Treaties of the Carolingians By Francois L. Ganshof Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Proceedings of the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Vol.…
Volcanoes and the Climate Forcing of Carolingian Europe, A.D. 750-950
In the reign of Pippin III, the severe winter of 763–64 provoked famine, and that surely explains the suspension of the major effort by the king to conquer Aquitaine the following summer.
Pathways of Power in late-Carolingian Catalonia
Pathways of Power in late-Carolingian Catalonia By Jonathan Jarrett Ph. D. thesis, University of London, 2005 Summary: The archival wealth of Catalonia has…
