02613oam 2200469I 450 991079367380332120230126221143.090-04-40121-010.1163/9789004401211(CKB)4100000008398813(MiAaPQ)EBC5842519(OCoLC)1096237198(nllekb)BRILL9789004401211(EXLCZ)99410000000839881320190426d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFriendship, Love, and Brotherhood in Medieval Northern Europe, c. 1000-1200 /Lars HermansonLeiden,Boston :BRILL,2019.1 online resource (vii, 282 pages) illustrationsThe Northern World;v.85Originally published in Sweden in 2009 as Bärande band : vänskap, kärlek och brödraskap i det medeltida Nordeuropa, ca 1000-1200.90-04-40007-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Ideas of Friendship, Love, and Brotherhood in Classical Philosophy -- Friendship and Social Formation in the High Middle Ages -- Friendship in an Oath-Taking Society – A Ritual Perspective -- Friendship and Lordship in Twelfth-Century Scandinavia -- Epilogue -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- General Index.In this book, Lars Hermanson discusses how religious beliefs and norms steered attitudes to friendship and love, and how these ways of thinking affected social identity and political behaviour. With examples taken from eleventh- and twelfth-century northern Europe, the author investigates why friendship was praised both by brotherhoods of aristocratic warriors and by brethren within monastery walls. Social and political functions rested on personal connections rather than a strong central state in the High Middle Ages. This meant that friendship was an important pragmatic instrument for establishing social order and achieving success in the game of politics.The Northern World85.Social sciencesEurope, NorthernfastHistory.fastSocial sciences.940.1Hermanson Lars1576725NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910793673803321Friendship, Love, and Brotherhood in Medieval Northern Europe, c. 1000-12003854688UNINA