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The 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies
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Byzantine Studies
Edited book | Proceedings of the Plenary Sessions
Chapter | Texts and Tales of Byzantium in Primarily Oral Cultures
Abstract
This paper considers the unregulated 10th-12th-century outflow northwards of Eastern Christian persons, written texts, oral tales and artefacts via the waterways spanning Rus. Responses to this outflow varied across northwest Europe, helping to consolidate regimes or legitimise rebels, while bolstering individual’s status. Comparable dynamics are seen in the Caucasus, with the titles and visible trappings of a God-blessed court enhancing Alan rulers’ imperial and dynastic ambitions, while tales of Byzantium helped legitimise regional clans. But intensive engagement was finite and fitful, registering the changing needs of developing polities/cultures.
Submitted: Oct. 16, 2021 | Accepted: Feb. 9, 2022 | Published Aug. 22, 2022 | Language: en
Keywords Laudes • Viking • weaponry • Writing • dynasties • Byzantine-awareness • tales • Elite • Iceland • Basileus • Anglo-Danish • elite • William the Conqueror • Ragnvald • texts • Gold • writing • gold • Normans • Harald Hardrada • mercenaries • Tales • Texts • Caucasus • basileus • Edward the Confessor • Weaponry • stratagems • Edgar • Cnut • Mercenaries • Dynasties • Stratagems • Alans • laudes
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Section 1. Patrimoines
Section 2. Linking Fields, Approaches, and Methods
Section 3. Textual Exchanges
Section 4. Continuity and Break: From Ancient to Medieval Worlds
Section 5. Social, Cultural, and Material Networks
Section 6. Byzantium and the Turks
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Shepard Jonathan |
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Texts and Tales of Byzantium in Primarily Oral Cultures. From the Caucasus to Canterbury |
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This paper considers the unregulated 10th-12th-century outflow northwards of Eastern Christian persons, written texts, oral tales and artefacts via the waterways spanning Rus. Responses to this outflow varied across northwest Europe, helping to consolidate regimes or legitimise rebels, while bolstering individual’s status. Comparable dynamics are seen in the Caucasus, with the titles and visible trappings of a God-blessed court enhancing Alan rulers’ imperial and dynastic ambitions, while tales of Byzantium helped legitimise regional clans. But intensive engagement was finite and fitful, registering the changing needs of developing polities/cultures. |
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The 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari |
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2022-08-22 |
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2022-02-09 |
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2021-10-16 |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-590-2/texts-and-tales-of-byzantium-in-primarily-oral-cul/ |
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10.30687/978-88-6969-590-2/016 |
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3715-9453 |
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978-88-6969-590-2 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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Alans |
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Anglo-Danish |
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Basileus |
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Byzantine-awareness |
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Caucasus |
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Cnut |
dc.subject |
Dynasties |
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Edgar |
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Edward the Confessor |
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Elite |
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Gold |
dc.subject |
Harald Hardrada |
dc.subject |
Iceland |
dc.subject |
Laudes |
dc.subject |
Mercenaries |
dc.subject |
Normans |
dc.subject |
Ragnvald |
dc.subject |
Stratagems |
dc.subject |
Tales |
dc.subject |
Texts |
dc.subject |
Viking |
dc.subject |
Weaponry |
dc.subject |
William the Conqueror |
dc.subject |
Writing |
dc.subject |
basileus |
dc.subject |
dynasties |
dc.subject |
elite |
dc.subject |
gold |
dc.subject |
laudes |
dc.subject |
mercenaries |
dc.subject |
stratagems |
dc.subject |
tales |
dc.subject |
texts |
dc.subject |
weaponry |
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writing |
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