IMC 2023: Sessions
Session 725: Noblewomen Network, III: Representations
Tuesday 4 July 2023, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Noblewomen Network |
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| Organisers: | Harriet Kersey, School of Humanities, Canterbury Christ Church University Charlotte Pickard, Centre for Continuing & Professional Education, Cardiff University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Abby Armstrong, School of Humanities, Canterbury Christ Church University |
| Paper 725-a | The Wolf of Alençon: How the Power of a Noblewoman Terrified Norman Churchmen (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
| Paper 725-b | Intimacy as Sacred Space: Humanising the Cruel Maiden-King in Sigurðar saga þögla (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Women's Studies |
| Paper 725-c | Queen Margaret of Scotland in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
| Paper 725-d | Personal Data: Elite Women in Iberian Historiography (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Spanish or Portuguese, Women's Studies |
| Abstract | Since the latter part of the 20th century there has been a great expansion in scholarship centred on women and their place in medieval society. This strand of sessions aims to bring together scholars working on medieval noblewomen - to build on and develop the discourse that has developed over the past few decades, with the continued aim of building a global network of scholars working in this vibrant area of research. This penultimate panel explores the ways in which European noblewomen were represented in a variety of sources from the Anglo-Saxon chronicle and the writings of Orderic Vitalis, to Icelandic sagas and the Crónica de Castilla. |