IMC 2026: Sessions
Session 1341: The Arts of Combat, IV: Arms and Armour as Sounding Objects
Wednesday 8 July 2026, 16:30-18:00
| Organisers: | Martin Clauss, Professur für Geschichte Europas im Mittelalter und in der Frühen Neuzeit, Technische Universität Chemnitz Jacob H. Deacon, Independent Scholar |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Karen Watts, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
| Paper 1341-a | 'Hurtâ hurtâ, krachâ krach': Soundscape of the Tournament in 13th-Century Germany (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - German, Military History |
| Paper 1341-b | When Knights Take to the Dance Floor: New Research on the Soundscapes of Emperor Maximilian I's Tournament Book Freydal (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Language and Literature - German, Military History |
| Paper 1341-c | The Sound of Violence: The Practicalities of Using Sound on the Medieval Battlefield (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Technology |
| Abstract | The term 'the belliphonic' describes the variety of acoustic and auditive phenomena connected to war, warfare and all sorts of fighting. Throughout history war was conceived and narrated as loud and hearing was an important gateway to experiences and memories connected to fighting. Within the frame of the belliphonic we conceive arms and armour as sounding objects. We want to draw attention to the acoustic aspects linked with weapons and their use. This includes the sounds of weapons in combat, the meaning that are associated with these sounds, the influence of armour on the auditive perception of fighters or the social and narratological implications of these sounds. These questions are addressed in two sessions. |