Martin Dimnik

The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146-1246

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Historians in pre-revolutionary Russia, in the Soviet Union, in contemporary Russia, and in the West have consistently relegated the medieval dynasty of Chernigov to a place of minor importance in Kievan Rus'. This view was reinforced by the evidence that, after the Mongols invaded Rus' in 1237, the two branches from the House of Monomakh living in the Rostov-Suzdal' and Galicia-Volyn' regions emerged as the most powerful. However, careful examination of the chronicle accounts reporting the dynasty's history during the second half of the twelfth and the first half of the thirteenth century shows that the Ol'govichi of Chernigov successfully challenged the Monomashichi for supremacy in Rus'. Through a critical analysis of the available primary sources (such as chronicles, archaeology, coins, seals, 'graffiti' in churches, and architecture) this book attempts correct the pervading erroneous view by allocating to the Ol'govichi their rightful place in the dynastic hierarchy of Kievan Rus'.

Table of contents:
Introduction; 1. The Third Generation Continued: 1146-1164; 2. The Fourth Generation: 1164-1201; 3. The Fifth Generation: 1201-1223; 4 . The Sixth Generation: 1223-1246; Conclusion.

This book examines the later twelfth- and early thirteenth-century history of the dynasty of Chernigov, demonstrating (contrary to the views of most historians) that the princes of Chernigov were among the most powerful in Kievan Rus' and challenging successfully the established view of the period.

Examines the later twelfth- and early thirteenth-century history of the dynasty of Chernigov.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 919g
• ISBN-13: 9780521824422
• ISBN-10: 0521824427
• Artikelnr.: 21305037

Autorenporträt

Martin Dimnik is Professor of Medieval History, Senior Fellow and President Emeritus, Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Toronto.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of maps
List of genealogical tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chronological table of events
Glossary
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The third generation continued: 1146-64
2. The fourth generation: 1164-1201
3. The fifth generation: 1201-23
4. The sixth generation: 1223-46
Conclusion
Genealogical tables
Select bibliography
Index.