Gunivortus Goos

T(h)ing - þing or ðing (eBook, ePUB)

A European Cultural Heritage

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The historical term "Thing" refers to popular assemblies, open-air court sessions and parliaments. All three meanings are found in many examples in the book, including over 225 illustrations of which 182 in color. In addition 48 supporting maps are added. Thing as a juridical court session occurs most frequently, such as in old descriptions like: "In this judgment seat, on the border of the two parishes, the Thing or Dinc, that is, the assembly of the court participants, gathered to take the oath," and in: "The Wood-Thinge were held each time at this farmstead to redetermine the distribution of the march lands. The landlords and their heirs often came from far away to these Wood-Thinge. Many a nobleman's carriage, many a high-wheeled cart, and many a peasant's covered wagon must have stood here." Thinge, i.e. public meetings and court sessions, were preferably held under the leafy canopy of the linden tree, because it was believed that the scent of linden blossoms would make the disputants gentle and the judges benevolent. In addition, the linden tree was said to have a great protective effect. Very many of the presented Thingplaces have been preserved and many of them are impressive places to visit.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Books on Demand
• Seitenzahl: 516
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783757873264
• Artikelnr.: 68258812

Autorenporträt

Gunivortus Goos has published several books and articles, initially under his pseudonym GardenStone, which he abandoned several years ago. Born in the Dutch city of Groningen, he left his hometown several decades ago and moved to Germany, where he now lives in a small town in the beautiful Taunus region of Hesse. He is a computer geek, a lover of fantasy books, often listens to music ranging from classical to folk metal, blues, country, oldies and more, and enjoys a good beer or a glass of dry wine. The author's 'addiction' is researching historical topics of personal interest.