IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 815: Charlemagne: A European Icon

Sponsor:	Charlemagne: A European Icon Network Project
Organiser:	Marianne J. Ailes, Department of French, University of Bristol
Moderator/Chair:	Marianne J. Ailes, Department of French, University of Bristol
Paper 815-a	Charlemagne, King of the Franks, in Occitania: Exploring a Paradox (Language: English) Catherine E. Léglu, Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Reading Index terms: Language and Literature - French or Occitan, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Religious Life
Paper 815-b	The Attributed Arms of Charlemagne (Language: English) Adrian Ailes, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Bristol Index terms: Heraldry, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Paper 815-c	Archaising Charlemagne Texts in London, British Library, MS Royal 15 E VI (Language: English) Jade Anoushka Bailey, Department of French, University of Bristol Index terms: Language and Literature - French or Occitan, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Abstract	2014 will be the 1400th anniversary of the death of Charlemagne. This session will look at some aspects of his longevity. The papers from this session are part of a project examining the appropriation and treatment of Charlemagne in different European cultures. Each paper will address the treatment of the 'Matter of France' in a different literary or visual culture.