UID:
edocfu_9959173484402883
Format:
1 online resource (216 p.)
ISBN:
9781942401148
Series Statement:
CARMEN monographs and studies
Content:
Denmark of the twelfth to thirteenth centuries was a place of transitions, and this volume analyzes that period through the lens of the ‹i›Gesta Danorum ‹/i›of Saxo Grammaticus and other sources. The ‹i›Gesta‹/i› defends not only hierocratic conceptions but the Danish hegemonic project in the Baltic - which was grounded in the crusade movements. Such movements are presented through complex language and imagery about a glorious past brought to bear on the projects in the thirteenth century while internal tensions strengthen the monarchic and ecclesiastical institutions.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Illustrations --
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Acknowledgements --
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Foreword --
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Preface --
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Chapter 1. Denmark and the Baltic in the Thirteenth Century --
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Chapter 2. The Work --
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Chapter 3. Political Conceptions --
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Chapter 4. Euhemerism and the East in Saxo Grammaticus --
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Chapter 5. Virtues and Values in Saxo Grammaticus: The Four Cardinal Virtues --
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Chapter 6. The Thematic of the Counsellor --
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Conclusion --
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Appendix 1. List of the Kings in Books I–VIII of the Gesta Danorum --
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Appendix 2. Rulers and Archbishops of Denmark in Relation to Events in the Baltic, the Empire, and the Papacy --
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Appendix 3. Genealogy of the Valdemarian Kings --
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Bibliography --
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Indexes
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781942401148
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781942401148
