West, Charles (2015) Lordship in ninth-century Francia: the case of Bishop Hincmar of Laon and his followers. Past and Present, 226 (1). pp. 3-40. ISSN 0031-2746
Abstract
Lordship is a concept of increasing prominence for those studying power in the Middle Ages. This article addresses the question of whether Carolingian Francia too was characterised by practices of lordship, as has recently been suggested. Drawing on material from ninth-century Laon, set in a wider geographical and chronological context, it argues that, while there is compelling evidence for the importance of interpersonal and unequal relations in the Carolingian period, the concept of lordship may not in fact be the best way of approaching them, and it concludes with an alternative suggestion.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Oxford University Press. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Past and Present. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Carolingian, lordship, kingship |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of History (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Dr Charles West |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2014 13:59 |
Last Modified: | 03 Jan 2017 15:10 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtu044 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford Journals |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/pastj/gtu044 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:78842 |