IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 701: 'That was a good king?': Re-Presentations of English Kingship in Medieval Literature
Tuesday 7 July 2020, 14.15-15.45
| Organiser: | Karl Christian Alvestad, Department of History, University of Winchester |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Gabrielle Storey, Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Paper 701-a | Gifts from across the Sea: Aspects of Cnut and Athelstan's Kingship as Seen through Heimskringla (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Political Thought |
| Paper 701-b | 'Outstanding courage and generosity': Arthurian Kingship as Mediator between Pre- and Post-Conquest English Literature (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Language and Literature - Old English, Political Thought |
| Paper 701-c | Hear Me Roar!: The Consolidation of Lancastrian Kingship in George Ashby's Active Policy of a Prince (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Political Thought |
| Abstract | This session seeks to explore aspects of medieval English kingship in a variety of literary genres in both English and Norse literature. The papers will focus on how authors and text re-present concepts and aspects of English kingship. The presenters take this approach to facilitate a broader debate on medieval authors understanding and interpretation of the actions and behaviours of kings and kingship. To achieve this Alvestad will explore Anglo-Saxon kingship as presented in Heimskringla, while Liebelt will consider Arthurian kingship as mediator between pre- and post-Conquest English literature. Whereas Douma will consider Lancastrian kingship as seen by George Ashby. |