Vox regis : royal communication in high medieval Norway / David Bregaint.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brégaint, David, author.

Series:

Northern world ; 74.

Northern World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Political aspects--Norway--History--To 1500.

Communication.

Ideology--Political aspects--Norway--History--To 1500.

Ideology.

Political customs and rites--Norway--History--To 1500.

Political customs and rites.

Monarchy--Norway--History--To 1500.

Monarchy.

Church and state--Norway--History--To 1500.

Church and state.

Aristocracy (Social class)--Norway--History--To 1500.

Aristocracy (Social class).

Social interaction--Political aspects--Norway--History--To 1500.

Social interaction.

Norway--Kings and rulers--History.

Norway.

Norway--History--1030-1397.

Norway--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Vox regis: Royal Communication in High Medieval Norway , David Brégaint examines how the Norwegian monarchy gradually managed to infiltrate Norwegian society through the development of a communicative system during the High Middle Ages, from c. 1150 to c. 1300. Drawing on sagas, didactic literature, charters, and laws, the book demonstrates how the Norwegian kings increasingly played a key -role in the promotion of royal ideology in society through rituals and the written word. In particular, the book stresses the interaction between secular and clerical culture, the role of the Church and of the Norwegian aristocracy

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

A Genesis under Church Control

King Sverre and the Making of Independent Royal Communication

Monarchic Communication

Conclusions

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-30643-9

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004306431 DOI