IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 839: Borders and the Norman World, IV: Spatial and Temporal Boundaries in Norman Sicily
Tuesday 7 July 2020, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews / Haskins Society / Battle Conference on Anglo-Norman Studies |
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| Organiser: | Aron Kecskes, School of History, University of St Andrews |
| Moderator/Chair: | Andrew David Buck, School of History, Queen Mary University of London |
| Respondent: | Mark Hagger, School of History, Welsh History & Archaeology, Bangor University |
| Paper 839-a | The World of Yesterday?: Surveying the Norman Conquests in 12th-Century Sicily (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Mentalities |
| Paper 839-b | Island without Borders?: Historical and Archaeological Evidence for Norman Demarcation Practices in Western Sicily - The Case of Jāṭū and the Belice Valley (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Local History |
| Abstract | Throughout the 11th and 12th centuries the Normans - 'that most unbridled People' - spread across Europe and the Mediterranean as conquerors, settlers, crusaders, and pilgrims. Borders, be they geographical, intellectual, diplomatic, legal, spiritual, or temporal, provide an especially arresting way of examining Norman activities and the lands in which they dwelt. It is the intention of this strand to consider these borders - creations, disruptions, and developments, and their roles, significance, and influence - to gain new-found insight into the Normans and their World. This session proposes to examine spatial and temporal boundaries in Norman Sicily. |