Rulers and Ruling Families in Early Medieval Europe
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Alfred's Court
Alfred's Programme
Alfred's Reign
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Annales Regni Francorum
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Charlemagne's Reign
Continental Perspective
early medieval West rulers
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Faithful Men
Frankish Empire
Frankish Kingdom
Frankish Realm
Frankish royal women
King's Military Household
King's Thegn
Lothar II
Ninth Century Carolingian
Pippin II
political ideology
Precious Stones
queenly consecrations
Royal Frankish Annals
royal-family politics
Viking Attacks
West Frankish
West Frankish Kingdom
West Saxon
West Saxon King
Younger Men
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- ISBN 9780860788027
- Weight: 589g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jul 1999
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Janet L. Nelson, King's College, London, UK
