IMC 2017: Sessions
Session 1313: Myth and Identity in Medieval Britain, III: Myths of Origin
Wednesday 5 July 2017, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Medieval & Early Modern Research Initiative, Cardiff University |
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| Organiser: | Victoria Shirley, School of English, Communication & Philosophy, Cardiff University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Barbara Ellen Logan, Department of History, University of Wyoming |
| Paper 1313-a | From Dares of Phrygia to Geoffrey of Monmouth: The Trojan Origins of the British in Manuscripts (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 1313-b | Brutus, Albina, and Scota: Competing Origin Stories in 14th-Century England and Scotland (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Comparative |
| Paper 1313-c | Marking Connection and Difference: English Heraldry and the Trojans (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Heraldry |
| Abstract | The third session in this strand considers the different uses of the Trojan myth of origins that was popularized by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century. The first paper examines the dissemination and reception of the story of the Trojan origins of the British by looking at manuscript compilations, especially those that include Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae and Dares of Phrygia's De excidio Troiae historia. The second paper focuses on the origin stories of Albina and Scota, and it will suggest that these new myths that emerged in 14th-century England and Scotland represent a political crisis concerning the ideological function of the Trojan origin story. The final paper discusses how the Trojan myth was used in English heraldry during the 15th century to construct an ancient and authoritative foundation for a new profession. |