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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muceniecks, André, author.

Series:

CARMEN monographs and studies.

CARMEN monographs and studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saxo, Grammaticus, -approximately 1204. Gesta Danorum.

Saxo.

Saxo, Grammaticus, -approximately 1204--Criticism and interpretation.

Crusades.

Clergy--Political activity--Denmark--History--To 1500.

Clergy.

Hegemony--Denmark--History--To 1500.

Hegemony.

Denmark--History--To 1241.

Denmark.

Baltic Sea--History.

Baltic Sea.

Denmark--Kings and rulers--History.

Denmark--Church history.

Baltic Sea--Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 216 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Leeds, UK : Arc Humanities Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-64189-941-7

1-942401-14-0

OCLC:

993878588

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access