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IMC 2011: Sessions

Session 510: Normans, Normandy, and the Wider Norman World: 911 from a 2011 Perspective, I

Tuesday 12 July 2011, 09.00-10.30

Sponsor:Battle Conference on Anglo-Norman Studies / Haskins Society for Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, Angevin & Viking History / Centre Michel de Boüard (CRAHAM - UMR 6273), Université de Caen Basse-Normandie
Organiser:Kathryn Dutton, Department of History, University of Glasgow
Moderator/Chair:Daniel Power, Centre for Medieval & Early Modern Research, Swansea University
Paper 510-aRobert of Torigni and Normannitas
(Language: English)
David Bates, School of History, University of East Anglia / Université de Caen Basse-Normandie
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History
Paper 510-bMonks versus Bishop in 12th-Century Durham: Some Primary Evidence
(Language: English)
Margaret Coombe, Worcester College, University of Oxford
Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Ecclesiastical History, Hagiography, Local History
Paper 510-cLe mythe de la Normannitas vu par les chroniqueurs anglais, angevins et français au XIIe siècle
(Language: Français)
Xavier Storelli, Centre d'Études Supérieures de Civilisation Médiévale (CESCM), Université de Poitiers
Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Mentalities, Social History
Abstract

This panel examines Normans, Anglo-Normans, and Normannitas in the 12th century. The Norman chronicler Robert of Torigni's interests and sense of purpose are examined in the context of the Anglo-Norman war of succession, as are their implications for the study of so-called Normannitas. Witnesses in charters recording disputes between the monks and Norman bishops of Durham are examined alongside witnesses to the miracles of Godric of Finchale, revealing more than hitherto possible about their part in the local history of Durham. Finally, English and non-Norman Continental chronicles are examined for evidence of other views of Normannitas in the 12th century.