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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462937803321

Autore

Pluskowski Aleksander

Titolo

The archaeology of the Prussian crusade : holy war and colonisation / / Aleksander Pluskowski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-07986-8

1-136-16281-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (449 p.)

Disciplina

943.8/32022

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology) - Prussia, East (Poland and Russia)

Military art and science - History - Medieval, 500-1500

Electronic books.

Prussia, East (Poland and Russia) Antiquities

Prussia, East (Poland and Russia) Civilization

Prussia, East (Poland and Russia) Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Preface and acknowledgements; Terminology and glossary; 1 Introduction: historical framework and sources; 2 Pre-Christian Prussia: early medieval Baltic society; 3 The ravages of holy war: crusade and colonisation in the thirteenth century; 4 A land of red castles: consolidating the Teutonic Order's state in the fourteenth century; 5 From colonisation to urbanisation: towns and international trade; 6 Converting Prussia: the Christianisation of the Teutonic Order's state

7 From forest to field: the changing environment of medieval Prussia8 The end of holy war: from the decline of a crusader state in the fifteenth century to constructing memories of medieval Prussia in the twentieth century; 9 Conclusion: holy war and colonisation; Further readinq; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Archaeology of the Prussian Crusade explores the archaeology and material culture of the crusade against the Prussian tribes in the 13th century, and the subsequent society created by the Teutonic Order which lasted into the 16th century. It provides the first synthesis of the



material culture of a unique crusading society created in the south-eastern Baltic region over the course of the 13th century. It encompasses the full range of archaeological data, from standing buildings through to artefacts and ecofacts, integrated with written and artistic sources