IMC 2022: Sessions
Session 114: Memory in Conflict: The Use of Historical Narratives in Later Medieval (Border) Conflicts
Monday 4 July 2022, 11.15-12.45
| Organiser: | Claudia Wittig, Centre for Medieval Literature, Syddansk Universitet, Odense |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Claudia Wittig, Centre for Medieval Literature, Syddansk Universitet, Odense |
| Paper 114-a | Establishing Facts: The Liber Maiorichinus in Context (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 114-b | Historical Memory in Conflict: Prussia in the 15th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 114-c | Memory Administrated: The Use of History in Conflicts in Late Medieval France (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | Knowledge of the past was of great interest in the Middle Ages. We find epics, chronicles, and genealogical works in major ecclesiastical and aristocratic libraries, and such works were commissioned, bought, and given as presents by the highest-ranking members of medieval society. However, we have little evidence for the role historical narrative and memory could play in the political realities of the time. This session looks beyond the texts that transmit historical narrative and inquires into the use of history in political conflicts. Three case studies from Italy, the Empire, and France explore the relevance of history and memory in conflicts between different players: urban elites, the Papacy, military orders, and the nobility in the high and late Middle Ages. |