Benham Peacemaking in the Middle Ages

Principles and practice
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5261-4830-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 35, 264 Seiten, Web PDF, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Manchester Medieval Studies

This study explores the making of peace in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries based on the experiences of the kings of England and the kings of Denmark. It offers a vision of how relationships between rulers were regulated and maintained in a period before nation states and international law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Benham, J. E. M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Part I: Meeting places
1 Meetings between equals
2 Meetings between superior and inferior
Part II: The ‘rituals’ of peacemaking
3 Gift exchanges and banquets: the symbolism of largesse
4 Homage, fealty and gestures of submission
Part III: The envoys
5 The envoys and negotiators of peace
Part IV: Guaranteeing the peace
6 Oaths
7 Hostages and sureties
Part V: Peacemaking and the written word
8 Treaties, terminology and the written word
Conclusion
Index

Über Autor(innen)

J. E. M. Benham is Lecturer in Medieval History at Cardiff University