Saxo Grammaticus Danorum Regum Heroumque Historia Books X-XVI, Part i

Saxo Grammaticus Danorum Regum Heroumque Historia Books X-XVI, Part i
Author: Eric Christiansen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1981
Genre:
ISBN: 9781407389653

This two volume set (ISBN 9780860541417) comprises of volumes II (part i, ISBN 9781407389653) and III (part ii, ISBN 9781407389660).Volume I is published as BAR No S84, 'Saxo Grammaticus, Danorum Regum Heroumque Historia Books X-XVI: The text of the first edition with translation and commentary in three volumes, Vol I: Books X, XI, XII, and XIII' by Eric Christiansen, ISBN 9780860540977.

Saxo Grammaticus Danorum Regum Heroumque Historia Books X-XVI, Part Ii

Saxo Grammaticus Danorum Regum Heroumque Historia Books X-XVI, Part Ii
Author: Eric Christiansen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1981
Genre:
ISBN: 9781407389660

This two volume set (ISBN 9780860541417) comprises of volumes II (part i, ISBN 9781407389653) and III (part ii, ISBN 9781407389660).Volume I is published as BAR No S84, 'Saxo Grammaticus, Danorum Regum Heroumque Historia Books X-XVI: The text of the first edition with translation and commentary in three volumes, Vol I: Books X, XI, XII, and XIII' by Eric Christiansen, ISBN 9780860540977.

The Making of Christian Myths in the Periphery of Latin Christendom (c. 1000-1300)

The Making of Christian Myths in the Periphery of Latin Christendom (c. 1000-1300)
Author: Lars Boje Mortensen
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9788763504072

Mythology is usually reserved for non-Christian religions. However, the adoption of Christianity in Northern and East-Central Europe between c. 1000 and 1300 can be adequately described as a myth-making process: local saints were added to the Christian pantheon in all regions entering Latin Europe. The present collection explores the links between local sanctity and the making of national myths in medieval historical writing. By bringing together specialists in history and literature of the European periphery in question, the case is made that the writing of history and saints lives from this pioneering period should been analysed together as mainly successful attempts at creating cultural foundation myths.

A Companion to Saxo Grammaticus

A Companion to Saxo Grammaticus
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 725
Release: 2024-06-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004696911

Ever since the publication of Saxo Grammaticus’ Gesta Danorum at the beginning of the thirteenth century, scholars and laymen have grappled with the complex and marvellous chronicle. As much specialized scholarship has been published in Danish, this companion breaks new ground by giving a comprehensive and up-to-date tour of the work for a global audience. Attention is given to the unity of Saxo’s massive chronicle, whether he is dealing with a legendary pagan past or events from his own time. Saxo’s world and views are explored in ways that shed new light on all of northern Europe. Contributors are Bjørn Bandlien, Karsten Friis-Jensen, Michael H. Gelting, Thomas K. Heebøll-Holm, Lars Hermanson, Lars Kjær, Torben Kjersgaard Nielsen, Annette Lassen, Anders Leegaard Knudsen, Lars Boje Mortensen, Mia Münster-Swendsen, Erik Niblaeus, Roland Scheel, Karen Skovgaard-Petersen, Kurt Villads Jensen, and Helle Vogt.

Remaking Identities

Remaking Identities
Author: Benjamin Lieberman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2013-03-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442213957

For centuries conquerors, missionaries, and political movements acting in the name of a single god, nation, or race have sought to remake human identities. Tracing the rise of exclusive forms of identity over the past 1500 years, this innovative book explores both the creation and destruction of exclusive identities, including those based on nationalism and monotheistic religion. Benjamin Lieberman focuses on two critical phases of world history: the age of holy war and conversion, and the age of nationalism and racism. His cases include the rise of Islam, the expansion of medieval Christianity, Spanish conquests in the Americas, Muslim expansion in India, settler expansion in North America, nationalist cleansing in modern Europe and Asia, and Nazi Germany’s efforts to build a racial empire. He convincingly shows that efforts to transplant and expand new identities have paradoxically generated long periods of both stability and explosive violence that remade the human landscape around the world.

Peacemaking in the Middle Ages

Peacemaking in the Middle Ages
Author: J. E. M. Benham
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1526162725

Peacemaking in the Middle Ages 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. From dealing with owing allegiance to powerful neighbours to conquering the ‘barbarians’, this book offers a vision of how relationships between rulers were regulated and maintained, and how rulers negotiated, resolved, avoided and enforced matters in dispute in a period before nation states and international law. This is the first full-length study in English of the principles and practice of peacemaking in the medieval period. Its findings have wider significance and applications, and numerous comparisons are drawn with the peacemaking activities of other western European rulers, in the medieval period and beyond. This book will appeal to scholars and students of medieval Europe, but also those with a more general interest in kingship, warfare, diplomacy and international relations.

European Paganism

European Paganism
Author: Mr Ken Dowden
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134810210

European Paganism provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of ancient pagan religions throughout the European continent. Before there where Christians, the peoples of Europe were pagans. Were they bloodthirsty savages hanging human offerings from trees? Were they happy ecologists, valuing the unpolluted rivers and mountains? In European Paganism Ken Dowden outlines and analyses the diverse aspects of pagan ritual and culture from human sacrifice to pilgrimage lunar festivals and tree worship. It includes: * a 'timelines' chart to aid with chronology * many quotations from ancient and modern sources translated from the original language where necessary, to make them accessible * a comprehensive bibliography and guide to further reading.

Beowulf and the Dragon

Beowulf and the Dragon
Author: Christine Rauer
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2000
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780859915922

The analogues discussed are presented with facing translations and detailed bibliographies."--BOOK JACKET.

Age of Wolf and Wind

Age of Wolf and Wind
Author: Davide Zori
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2024-01-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 0190916087

The Vikings continue to fascinate us because their compelling stories connect with universal human desires for exploration and adventure. In Age of Wolf and Wind: Voyages through the Viking World, author Davide Zori argues that recent advances in excavation and archaeological science, coupled with a re-evaluation of oral traditions and written sources, inspire the telling of new and engaging stories that further our understanding of the Viking Age. Drawing upon his fieldwork experience across the Viking world, he proposes that the best method for weaving together these narratives is a balanced, interdisciplinary approach that integrates history, archaeology, and new scientific techniques. The book delves into key questions of the Viking Age, such as the motivations of Scandinavians to board open wooden ships to raid England or cross the North Atlantic in search of new worlds beyond Europe. Each chapter offers new conclusions about the Vikings--their views on death, their raiding tactics, their lavish feasts, their forging of powerful medieval states, and many others. In each case, Zori brings together written sources, archaeology, and the natural sciences. The dialogues he creates between these three separate data sets result in an entanglement of confirmation (texts, archaeology, and science affirming the same story), contradiction (texts, archaeology, and science telling incompatible stories) and complementarity (texts, archaeology, and science contributing mutually enriching stories). This optimistic yet critical treatment of the sources allows for a holistic picture of the Viking Age to emerge, one that is accessible to a general audience but simultaneously offers new insights into current key issues of scholarly debate.