This study explores the making of peace in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries based on the experiences of the kings of England and the kings of Denmark. It offers a vision of how relationships between rulers were regulated and maintained in a period before nation states and international law.
This study explores the making of peace in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries based on the experiences of the kings of England and the kings of Denmark. It offers a vision of how relationships between rulers were regulated and maintained in a period before nation states and international law.
J. E. M. Benham is Lecturer in Medieval History at Cardiff University
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part I: Meeting places 1 Meetings between equals 2 Meetings between superior and inferior Part II: The 'rituals' of peacemaking 3 Gift exchanges and banquets: the symbolism of largesse 4 Homage, fealty and gestures of submission Part III: The envoys 5 The envoys and negotiators of peace Part IV: Guaranteeing the peace 6 Oaths 7 Hostages and sureties Part V: Peacemaking and the written word 8 Treaties, terminology and the written word Conclusion Index
Introduction Part I: Meeting places 1 Meetings between equals 2 Meetings between superior and inferior Part II: The 'rituals' of peacemaking 3 Gift exchanges and banquets: the symbolism of largesse 4 Homage, fealty and gestures of submission Part III: The envoys 5 The envoys and negotiators of peace Part IV: Guaranteeing the peace 6 Oaths 7 Hostages and sureties Part V: Peacemaking and the written word 8 Treaties, terminology and the written word Conclusion Index
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