IMC 2003: Sessions
Session 1607: The Vandals and their Histories, II: Identities
Thursday 17 July 2003, 11.15-12.45
Organisers: | Andrew Merrills, King's College, University of Cambridge Roland Steinacher, Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien |
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Moderator/Chair: | Ian N. Wood, School of History, University of Leeds |
Paper 1607-a | The Ambiguities of Romanness in Vandal North Africa (Language: English) |
Paper 1607-b | Hasding Dynastic Relations: A Note on Vandal Marriage Policy (Language: English) |
Paper 1607-c | Perceptions of Vandal Identity (Language: English) |
Abstract | The second session on the Vandals looks at constructions of Vandal identity from a different angle. How did the Vandals relate to other population groups in and beyond North Africa? Romanness in late-antique North Africa also was not without ambiguities. One of the sources that will be used are the Tablettes Albertini. The second paper will deal with Vandal marriage policy and the ways in which it helped to build alliance, but also became a source of conflict. The last paper looks at the transformations of Vandal identity after their kingdom had disappeared and the name became available for other meanings. Medieval authors often used Wandali instead for the Winedi/Slavs, which can be explained by a specific literary tradition. |