To Follow in Their Footsteps : The Crusades and Family Memory in the High Middle Ages.
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- 9780801465987
- 909.07
- D160
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. Family Memory: Form and Function -- 1. Ancestor, Avatar, Crusader -- 2. Relations -- 3. The Fabric of Victory -- 4. Missing Men -- 5. Opening the Gates -- Conclusions -- Part II. Two Count-Kings and the Crusading Past -- 6. The Fire at Marmoutier -- 7. Triumph at Ripoll -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Dynastic Narratives and Crusading Memory -- Appendix 2: Dynastic Narratives in Local and Monastic Chronicles -- Appendix 3: Description of Paris, BNF, MS Lat. 5132 -- Appendix 4: Letter of "Clement" in Paris, BNF, MS Lat. 5132, f. 106 -- Bibliography -- Index.
Paul reveals the lasting impact of the crusades, beyond the expeditions themselves, on the formation of dynastic identity and the culture of the medieval European nobility.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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