IMC 2009: Sessions
Session 126: Warfare and Violence at Sea in the Middle Ages
Monday 13 July 2009, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | The Saxo-Institute, Københavns Universitet |
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| Organiser: | Thomas Heebøll-Holm, Saxo Instituttet, Københavns Universitet |
| Moderator/Chair: | Mia Münster-Swendsen, Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, Københavns Universitet |
| Paper 126-a | How and Where to Conduct a Successful Pirate Attack in the Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Maritime and Naval Studies, Military History |
| Paper 126-b | What Flag Do You Fly?: What's the Colour of your Sail? - Recognising Friend and Foe at Sea (Language: English) Index terms: Maritime and Naval Studies, Military History |
| Paper 126-c | War in the Fjords: Norwegian Ships and Sea Warfare in the Age of King Sverre (c. 1170-1210) (Language: English) Index terms: Maritime and Naval Studies, Military History |
| Abstract | The papers in this session will examine different ways of using violence and waging war at sea in a pre-gunpowder age. The papers' subjects range geographically from the Atlantic to the Baltic in the High Middle Ages and the session aims at giving comparative analyses of combat at sea in diverse parts of Europe. Issues such as piracy, signalling, types of ships, tactics, and naval battles will be addressed and the papers will include examinations of the individual combatants backgrounds and skills in war at sea as well as the medieval kingdoms naval capabilities or shortcomings. |