IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 603: Private Wars in the Late Medieval Basque Country
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Research Project 'De la Lucha de Bandos a la hidalguía universal: transformaciones sociales, políticas e ideológicas en el País Vasco (siglos XIV y XV)', Grupo de Investigación Sociedad, poder y cultura (siglos XIV-XVIII) |
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| Organiser: | Ekaitz Etxeberria, Departamento de Historia Medieval, Moderna y de América, Universidad del País Vasco - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Moderator/Chair: | Albert Reixach Sala, Independent scholar, Girona |
| Paper 603-a | Private War and Frontier Lordship in the Late Medieval Basque Country: The Lazcano Family (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Social History |
| Paper 603-b | Sons of Good Fathers: The Military Organization of Late Medieval Basque Nobility (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Social History |
| Paper 603-c | Small Wars, Bloodshed, and Tower Houses: Military Tactics in Late Medieval Basque Private Wars (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Social History |
| Abstract | This session will focus on private wars, a central theme to understand Late Medieval Basque Country and its evolution. Feuding between families was a common thing in both urban and rural areas, which often evolved into full-scale wars that shaped social relations and political development. The first paper will explore private feuding and border violence involving one of the most prominent noble families of Late Medieval Basque Country: the Lazcano's. The second paper will analyse the military organization and recruitment mechanisms used by the Basque nobility for their feuds. The final paper will discuss how Basque private wars were fought, focusing on the strategies and tactics employed and quantifying the actual dimension of military actions and casualties. |