IMC 2022: Sessions
Session 1735: Frontier Warfare in Late Medieval Iberia
Thursday 7 July 2022, 14.15-15.45
| Organiser: | Pablo Sanahuja Ferrer, Departament d'Història Medieval i Ciències i Tècniques Historiogràfiques, Universitat de València |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Matthew Bennett, Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Paper 1735-a | The Frontier Defensive System of the Kingdom of Valencia, 13th-14th Centuries: A Reality? (Language: English) Index terms: Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Military History |
| Paper 1735-b | A Hundred Years of War: The Praxis of Conflict in the Alentejo Region, Portugal, c. 1369 - c. 1480 (Language: English) Index terms: Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Military History |
| Paper 1735-c | Castile against Granada: 15th-Century Frontier Warfare Tactics (Language: English) Index terms: Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Military History |
| Abstract | This session will focus on frontier warfare, a persistent reality in late medieval Iberia. From the continuous struggle against Islam to the various conflicts between different Christian kingdoms, border military activity shaped much of Iberian medieval warfare. The first paper will explore the formation and development of the fortifications meant to defend the Valencian frontier from their origin until their definitive configuration after the 'War of the Two Pedros (1356-66)'. The second paper will analyse the particularities of the military organization and operational apparatus of the Portuguese Alentejo region, a very active area during the never-ending wars against Castile. The final paper will discuss frontier warfare tactics employed by Castile in their conflicts against Granada during the 15th-century, focusing on the ambushes, chevauchées, and night escalades. |