European University Institute Library

Writing battles, new perspectives on warfare and memory in medieval Europe, edited by Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Rory Naismith and Elizabeth Ashman Rowe

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Writing battles

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edited by Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Rory Naismith and Elizabeth Ashman Rowe

Bloomsbury eBooks.

new perspectives on warfare and memory in medieval Europe

"Battles have long featured prominently in historical consciousness, as moments when the balance of power was seen to have tipped, or when aspects of collective identity were shaped. But how have perspectives on warfare changed? How similar are present day ideologies of warfare to those of the medieval period? Looking back over a thousand years of British, Irish and Scandinavian battles, this significant collection of essays examines how different times and cultures have reacted to war, considering the changing roles of religion and technology in the experience and memorialisation of conflict. While fighting and killing have been deplored, glorified and everything in between across the ages, Writing Battles reminds us of the visceral impact left on those who come after."--, Provided by publisher

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Figures -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Medieval battles, model and myth -- Chapter 1: 'What is this Castle call'd that stands hard by?: 'The naming of battles in the Middle Ages -- Chapter 2: Battle-writing and commemoration: The transition from conflict to peace -- Chapter 3: 'Undying glory by the sword's edge': Writing and remembering battle in Anglo-Saxon England -- Chapter 4: Fortress London: War and the making of an Anglo-Saxon cityChapter 5: 'Axe-age, sword-age: 'Writing battles in Viking Age and medieval Scandinavia -- Chapter 6: Medieval Irish battle narratives and the construction of the past -- Chapter 7: Which 'pagans'?: The influence of the crusades on battle narratives in Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia -- Chapter 8: Writing a battle: The case of Stamford Bridge (1066) -- Chapter 9: Shooting arrows: Cinematic representations of medieval battles -- Chapter 10: A troubled memory: Battles of the First World War -- Afterword: The companionship of battle-writers -- Bibliography -- Index