IMC 2006: Sessions
Session 827: Clods, Altars, Records, and Donors: Reading Narratives and Emotions in Early Medieval Charters
Tuesday 11 July 2006, 16.30-18.00
| Organiser: | Allan Scott McKinley, Department of History, University of Birmingham |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Charles Insley, Department of History & American Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University |
| Paper 827-a | 'Secured in the Kingdom of my Fathers': Charters, Kings, and the Control of Kent in the Late Seventh Century (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 827-b | Personal Motivations for Giving Land to the Church in the Eighth Century? The Case of Wissembourg (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Ecclesiastical History |
| Paper 827-c | Fixing Documents in Carolingian-Period Catalonia (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics |
| Abstract | The aim of this session is to use the narratives and emotional keys of early medieval charters to attempt new understanding of key aspects of the early medieval period. Ryan will argue that Kentish charters of the late seventh century show Kentish rulers deliberately seeking to project narratives of ruler legitimacy in times of contention over kingship; McKinley will examine evidence from eighth-century Alsatian charters, arguing that the emotional clues therein offer keys to understanding the motivation behind those gifts; Jarrett will use narratives of charter production from ninth-century Catalonia to question existing understandings of charter redaction, and to suggest a more nuanced approach. |