IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 136: European Civil Wars: Classification and Comparison, I
Monday 4 July 2016, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Institutt for arkeologi, konservering og historie, Universitetet i Oslo |
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Organiser: | Hans Jacob Orning, Institutt for arkeologi, konservering og historie, Universitetet i Oslo |
Moderator/Chair: | Helle Vogt, Center for Retskulturelle Studier, Det Juridiske Fakultet, Københavns Universitet |
Paper 136-a | The Classification of Political Conflicts in Post-Conquest England (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 136-b | Re-Thinking the 'Feudal Anarchy': Northwestern France, c. 1030 - c. 1130 (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 136-c | Magnate Strategies during the Dynastic Wars in Denmark, 1131-1157 (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
Abstract | In the period c. 1130-1260 all the Nordic realms suffered from 'civil wars'. This is however not a Nordic phenomenon, but something that occurs in most European countries during the Middle Ages, termed 'civil war', 'anarchy', or simply 'breakdown of order'. We wish to approach this phase in European history with new lenses, in particular discussing the character of 'breakdown of order' in these periods, the question of to what degree such calamities were 'internal' incidents, and finally to draw comparisons between different instances of civil wars in order to explore potential common characteristics. |