IMC 2018: Sessions
Session 825: Memory and Myth: Remembering Medieval Ireland and Its Neighbours, IV - Historiography on the Borders
Tuesday 3 July 2018, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Medieval History Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin |
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| Organiser: | Áine Foley, Medieval History Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin |
| Moderator/Chair: | Sparky Booker, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy & Politics, Queen's University Belfast |
| Paper 825-a | The Interface between Hagiography and History in Medieval Wales (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Historiography - Medieval |
| Paper 825-b | Family Memory on the Welsh Frontier: Reconstructing the Past in Marcher Chronicles and Genealogies (Language: English) Index terms: Genealogy and Prosopography, Social History |
| Paper 825-c | Community Reading in English Ireland: Memory and Vernacular Didactic texts (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Abstract | The first paper will examine the intersection between hagiography and history in medieval Wales, mostly though 12th century writers such as Geoffrey of Monmouth. The second paper will also use Geoffrey as a key source and it will explore the histories of families living in the Welsh Marches, particularly in Shropshire and Herefordshire. It will look at how their Welsh ancestry is treated, elided, or emphasized for purpose; and whether their sense of Marcher identity expands beyond the immediate family. The final paper is an exploration of vernacular works circulating in English-Ireland, focusing on a number of vernacular didactic works. |