Antoni Grabowski

The Construction of Ottonian Kingship

Narratives and Myth in Tenth-Century Germany

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study showcases the longevity of Ottonian myths and the ideological expressions of the tenth century storytellers.

Produktdetails

• Intellectual and Political History
• Verlag: Amsterdam University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 586g
• ISBN-13: 9789462987234
• ISBN-10: 9462987238
• Artikelnr.: 52005419

Autorenporträt

Dr Antoni Grabowski works at the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History at the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is interested in the historiography of the tenth century, its later reinterpretations, and the use of historical sources in medieval narratives.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Note on Citations
Introduction
Part I
Making of a King Chapter 1
Henry I at Fritzlar 919
A Beginning of a New Dynasty Chapter 2
Otto I at Aachen 936
A Successor - Continuator Part II
King and his Kingdom Chapter 3
How Henry I Subjugated the Kingdom without Bloodshed Chapter 4
Otto I and Rebellion of 937-939 Part III
War Against Heathens as a Road to Empire Chapter 5
How Hungarians were Defeated by the Ottonians Chapter 6
The Holy Lance
a Symbol of Empire Conclusions List of Abbreviations Bibliography. Acknowledgements 3 Note on Citations
4 Introduction 5 Part I
Making of a King. Chapter 1
Henry I at Fritzlar 919
A Beginning of a New Dynasty 41 Chapter 2
Otto I at Aachen 936
A Successor - Continuator
Part II
King and his Kingdom
Chapter 3
How Henry I Subjugated the Kingdom without Bloodshed
Chapter 4
Otto I and Rebellion of 937-939
Part III
War Against Heathens as a Road to Empire
Chapter 5
How Hungarians were Defeated by the Ottonians
Chapter 6
The Holy Lance
a Symbol of Empire
Conclusions
List of Abbreviations
Bibliography.