IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 1551: Updating the Knight, I: Warriors, Service, and Reward
Thursday 4 July 2019, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Institut für Mittelalterliche Geschichte, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
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| Organiser: | Marco Krätschmer, Seminar für Mittelalterliche Geschichte, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen |
| Moderator/Chair: | Fraser McNair, School of History, University of Leeds |
| Paper 1551-a | Virtuosos Amateurs: On the Professionalism of Carolingian Fighting Men (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Social History |
| Paper 1551-b | Advisor and Military Commander: The Carolingian Chamberlain during the 8th and 9th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Social History |
| Paper 1551-c | Knights, Fiefs, and Money: Military Service in the Staufer Period (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Social History |
| Abstract | The knight is one of the most emblematic figures of medieval history and yet, as an idea, it remains one of the most old-fashioned. Though knights and chivalry have been regularly picked up and adapted to current debates, the concepts defining a knight have never been thoroughly questioned. The reconsiderations of feudalism in the last decades give a new challenge to reassess the concepts of the 'knight' and 'chivalry'. Starting with the discussion on Carolingian warriors, this session will explore the key historical ideas that define the knight of the High Middle Ages and will open the three session series 'Updating The Knight'. |