IMC 2022: Sessions

Session 1327: Military Borders of Castile: Granada and Portugal

Wednesday 6 July 2022, 16.30-18.00

Sponsor:	De Re Militari: Society for Medieval Military History
Organiser:	Ilana Krug, Department of History & Political Science, York College of Pennsylvania
Moderator/Chair:	Ilana Krug, Department of History & Political Science, York College of Pennsylvania
Paper 1327-a	The Medieval Castilian-Islamic Southern Border: Military, Institutional, and Social Aspects of the Long-Lasting Christian-Muslim Frontier (Language: English) Nicolás Agrait, Department of Social Sciences, Long Island University, Brooklyn Index terms: Administration, Military History
Paper 1327-b	'I leave behind my virtue': Death and Remembrance in Castilian Border Wars (Language: English) Samuel A. Claussen, Department of History California Lutheran University Index terms: Mentalities, Military History
Paper 1327-c	Between the Sword and the Guadiana: The Battle of Valverde (Language: English) João Pereira, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade do Porto Index terms: Military History, Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract	This session focuses on the unique military experiences of the Iberian kingdom of Castile in the high and late Middle Ages, highlighting the ways in which the contested and shifting borders of the kingdom contributed to its cultural and political realities. The three papers examine in greater detail Castile's borders with both its Christian rival Portugal and the Muslim kingdom of Granada, investigating respectively the role of militias in urban settlements along the frontiers; the importance of chivalric ideals in the Castilian campaigns against Muslims in Granada and elsewhere; and the importance of the battle of Valverde that halted the Castilian ambitions in Portugal.