IMC 2010: Sessions
Session 105: Texts and Identities, I: Merovingian Queens - Narratives and Politics
Monday 12 July 2010, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Institut für Mittelalterforschung der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien / Utrecht Centre for Medieval Studies, Universiteit Utrecht / Faculty of History, University of Cambridge |
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Organiser: | E. T. Dailey, School of History, University of Leeds |
Moderator/Chair: | Ian N. Wood, School of History, University of Leeds |
Paper 105-a | Betrayal or Portrayal?: The Depiction of Fredegund and Clovis in Gregory of Tours' Decem Libri Historiarum V.39-49 (Language: English) Index terms: Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
Paper 105-b | Merovingian Polygamy (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
Paper 105-c | The Adulterous Queen in Early Frankish Historiography (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Mentalities, Political Thought, Women's Studies |
Abstract | This session examines issues of Merovingian Queenship. This includes the rulership of Queen Fredegund, the alleged Merovingian practice of polygamy, and the issue of adultery in the royal household. Special attention will be given to the Histories of Gregory of Tours, and the so-called Chronicle of Fredegar. The session aims to encourage study on the often-overlooked topic of queens and rulership within the Merovingian Kingdoms. |