IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 212: The Resolution of Conflict and Dispute in the Middle Ages, I: Reconciliation in the Earlier Middle Ages
Monday 6 July 2015, 14.15-15.45
| Organiser: | Albert Fenton, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Paul J. Kershaw, Department of History, University of Virginia |
| Paper 212-a | Female Monasticism as Legal Puzzle in Merovingian Gaul: Solving the Revolt at Sainte-Croix, 589-590 (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Monasticism, Politics and Diplomacy, Religious Life |
| Paper 212-b | 'With honour, and in a friendly manner': Evidence for the Release of Hostages in Text and Practice (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Paper 212-c | Crime, Treaties, and Diplomatic Practice in the Earlier Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Law, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Abstract | This session, the first in a two-part series, will explore the mechanisms through which reconciliation was achieved in the earlier Middle Ages. The first paper takes as its focus Gregory of Tours' account of the revolt at Ste Croix, examining the dispute's simultaneous representation as both social event and abstract legal problem. The second paper discusses evidence for the release of hostages, questioning the rarity of accounts of hostage-release and exploring the textual function of such narratives. The final paper examines three understudied treaties from the earlier Middle Ages: the Treaty of Meerssen (870), the Treaty of Bonn (921), and the first Anglo-Norman treaty (991), comparing and contrasting the documents whilst exploring their connections to contemporary domestic law. |