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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807960703321

Autore

Muceniecks André

Titolo

Saxo Grammaticus : hierocratical conceptions and Danish hegemony in the thirteenth century / / André Muceniecks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kalamazoo, [Michigan] : , : ARC Humanities Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-64189-941-7

1-942401-14-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 216 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

CARMEN monographs and studies

Disciplina

948.9/015

Soggetti

Crusades

Hegemony - Denmark - History - To 1500

Clergy - Political activity - Denmark - History - To 1500

Denmark History To 1241

Baltic Sea Region Church history

Denmark Church history

Denmark Kings and rulers History

Baltic Sea Region History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Denmark and the Baltic in the thirteenth century -- The work -- Political conceptions -- Euhemerism and the East in Saxo Grammaticus -- Virtues and values in Saxo Grammaticus : the four cardinal virtues -- The thematic of the counsellor -- Conclusion remarks -- Gesta Danorum/List of Abbreviations -- Other primary sources -- Appendix 1: List of the kings in the books I to VIII of the Gesta Danorum -- Appendix 2: Rulers and archbihops of Denmark in relation to the events in Baltic, empire and papacy -- Appendix 3: Genealogy of the Valdemarian kings.

Sommario/riassunto

Denmark of the twelfth to thirteenth centuries was a place of transitions, and this volume analyzes that period through the lens of the 'Gesta Danorum' of Saxo Grammaticus and other sources. The 'Gesta' defends not only hierocratic conceptions but the Danish hegemonic project in the Baltic - which was grounded in the crusade



movements. Such movements are presented through complex language and imagery about a glorious past brought to bear on the projects in the thirteenth century while internal tensions strengthen the monarchic and ecclesiastical institutions.