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IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 501: The Language of Anglo-Saxon Diplomatic

Tuesday 8 July 2014, 09.00-10.30

Sponsor:Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge
Organiser:Robert Gallagher, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge
Moderator/Chair:Francesca Tinti, Departamento de Historia Medieval, Moderna y de América, Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Vitoria
Paper 501-aDiplomatic Writing in 9th-Century Mercia
(Language: English)
Robert Gallagher, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge
Index terms: Administration, Charters and Diplomatics, Language and Literature - Latin, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 501-bThe Interpretation of Official Titles in Locally Produced Charters
(Language: English)
James William Lloyd, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge
Index terms: Administration, Charters and Diplomatics
Paper 501-cLanguage and Power: The Anglo-Saxon and Early Norman Writs
(Language: English)
Albert Fenton, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge
Index terms: Administration, Charters and Diplomatics, Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract

The diplomatic corpus is one of our richest sources for the study of many aspects of Anglo-Saxon England. It offers invaluable evidence, for example, for the nature of political structures, literacy, and the development of political thought. In recent years, scholars have become increasingly aware of the potential that the very wording of such documents has for furthering our understanding of many of these issues. It is the aim of this session to explore this potential further, with three papers that consider three contrasting yet complimentary dimensions of the role of language within Anglo-Saxon charters.