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.…mehr
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Rory Naismith is Lecturer in Medieval British History at King's College London, UK. He is the author of Citadel of the Saxons (I.B. Tauris, 2018). Máire Ní Mhaonaigh is Professor in Celtic and Medieval Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK. Elizabeth Ashman Rowe is Reader in Scandinavian History at the University of Cambridge, UK.
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List of Illustrations List of Maps Prologue Brendan Simms (University of Cambridge UK) 1. Introduction Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (University of Cambridge UK) Rory Naismith (King's College London UK) and Elizabeth Ashman Rowe (University of Cambridge UK) 2. Battle Names in the Middle Ages Robert Bartlett (University of St Andrews UK) 3. Battle-writing and Commemoration: the Transition from Violence to Peace Jenny Benham (Cardiff University UK) 4. 'Undying Glory by the Sword's Edge': Writing and Remembering Battle in Anglo-Saxon England Matthew Strickland (University of Glasgow UK) 5. Fortress London: War and Peace in an Anglo-Saxon City Rory Naismith (King's College London UK) 6. 'Trembling Sods'?: Rhetoric and Reality in Battle-Narratives from Medieval Ireland and Britain Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (University of Cambridge UK) 7. 'Sword-Age Axe-Age': Writing Battles in Viking Age and Medieval Scandinavia Elizabeth Ashman Rowe (University of Cambridge UK) 8. Which 'Pagans'? The Influence of the Crusades on battle-Narratives in Britain Ireland and Scandinavia Natalia Petrovskaia (Utrecht University The Netherlands) 9. The Battle of Bannockburn 1314 Tony Pollard (University of Glasgow UK) 10. A Troubled Memory: Battles of the First World War Robert Tombs (University of Cambridge UK) Appendix Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations List of Maps Prologue Brendan Simms (University of Cambridge UK) 1. Introduction Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (University of Cambridge UK) Rory Naismith (King's College London UK) and Elizabeth Ashman Rowe (University of Cambridge UK) 2. Battle Names in the Middle Ages Robert Bartlett (University of St Andrews UK) 3. Battle-writing and Commemoration: the Transition from Violence to Peace Jenny Benham (Cardiff University UK) 4. 'Undying Glory by the Sword's Edge': Writing and Remembering Battle in Anglo-Saxon England Matthew Strickland (University of Glasgow UK) 5. Fortress London: War and Peace in an Anglo-Saxon City Rory Naismith (King's College London UK) 6. 'Trembling Sods'?: Rhetoric and Reality in Battle-Narratives from Medieval Ireland and Britain Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (University of Cambridge UK) 7. 'Sword-Age Axe-Age': Writing Battles in Viking Age and Medieval Scandinavia Elizabeth Ashman Rowe (University of Cambridge UK) 8. Which 'Pagans'? The Influence of the Crusades on battle-Narratives in Britain Ireland and Scandinavia Natalia Petrovskaia (Utrecht University The Netherlands) 9. The Battle of Bannockburn 1314 Tony Pollard (University of Glasgow UK) 10. A Troubled Memory: Battles of the First World War Robert Tombs (University of Cambridge UK) Appendix Bibliography Index
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