To Follow in Their Footsteps : : The Crusades and Family Memory in the High Middle Ages /

To Follow in Their Footsteps : : The Crusades and Family Memory in the High Middle Ages / / Nicholas L. Paul.

When the First Crusade ended with the conquest of Jerusalem in 1099, jubilant crusaders returned home to Europe bringing with them stories, sacred relics, and other memorabilia, including banners, jewelry, and weapons. In the ensuing decades, the memory of the crusaders’ bravery and pious sacrifice...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
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Paul, Nicholas L.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2012]
©2017
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (368 p.) :; 5 halftones, 3 maps, 1 table
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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

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