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 |
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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-a | Diplomatic Writing in 9th-Century Mercia (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Charters and Diplomatics, Language and Literature - Latin, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 501-b | The Interpretation of Official Titles in Locally Produced Charters (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Charters and Diplomatics |
Paper 501-c | Language and Power: The Anglo-Saxon and Early Norman Writs (Language: English) 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. |