IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1511: Representations of Bishops in Historiography: Northern Europe, 1000-1300 - Chronicle, Hagiography, Saga
Thursday 9 July 2015, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies & Religion, Universitetet i Bergen |
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| Organiser: | Terje Breigutu Moseng, Institutt for arkeologi, historie, kultur- og religionsvitenskap, Universitetet i Bergen |
| Moderator/Chair: | Sigbjørn Olsen Sønnesyn, Independent Scholar, Voss |
| Paper 1511-a | Episcopal Ideals in the Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought |
| Paper 1511-b | Promotion or Rejection: The Relationship between Bishops and Saints in Medieval Scandinavia (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Hagiography |
| Paper 1511-c | Between Church Ideology and Practical Politics: Use and Abuse of Episcopal Power in Sverris saga and Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought |
| Abstract | The central Middle Ages were a time of transition for bishops. They and their institutions were adapting to new developments in both the spiritual and the secular sphere, including the rise of the papacy and the beginnings of the state. How were bishops perceived and represented in historical writing in Northern Europe during this period? By considering diverse historiographical genres – chronicle, hagiography, saga – this session aims to shed light on how the attempts of prelates to navigate these difficult waters were seen by those who thought and wrote about the past in Northern Germany and Scandinavia. |