IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1709: God and the State: The Archdiocese of Nidaros and Temporal Power, 1430-1520
Thursday 9 July 2015, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Institutt for historie og klassiske fag, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim |
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| Organiser: | Magne Njåstad, Department of Historical Studies, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim |
| Moderator/Chair: | Richard Holt, Institutt for historie og religionsvitenskap, Universitetet i Tromsø - Norges Arktiske Universitetet |
| Paper 1709-a | King and Chapter: The Prolonged Election of Archbishop Olav Trondsson, 1449-1458 (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1709-b | Missed Opportunities?: How Did the King Manage His Interests in the Far North? (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Ecclesiastical History, Economics - Trade, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1709-c | Foreign Bishops and Local Elites in Late Medieval Iceland (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | The session will deal with different aspects of temporal power and conflicts of interest in the post-conciliar period in the Nidaros province. The attempted reforms of the church in the conciliar period to some extent liberated the church-provinces from the centralized policies of the papacy. The council of Basel shifted power from the curia to the episcopal level, and in a later stage laid the ground for arrangements between church provinces and princes on a 'national' level. The union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden had removed the central government and king from Norway, potentially giving the council of the realm increased political power. The council was dominated by the bishops and the archbishop. Looser ties to Rome and a remote central administration thus gave the archbishop opportunities to increase his political influence and extend his temporal power. |