Possessing the land : : Aragon's expansion into Islam's Ebro frontier under Alfonso the Battler, 1104-1134 / / by Clay Stalls.

Possessing the Land is the first comprehensive treatment of Christian Aragon's expansion under Alfonso I (1104-1134) into a major arena of medieval Christian/Islamic contact: the Islamic Ebro River march of Aragon. Based on an extensive examination of primary and secondary sources, the book...

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Superior document:The Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 7
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, [1995]
©1995
Year of Publication:1995
Language:English
Series:Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 7.
Physical Description:1 online resource (355 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Map
  • I. The Geography and History of Alfonso's Ebro Conquests
  • II. Possessing the Land: The King as Agent and Governor of Settlement
  • III. The Nobility of the Ebro
  • IV. Non-Noble and Non-Royal Settlement of the Ebro
  • V. The Church of the Ebro Frontier
  • VI. The Dilemma of Conquered Muslims Under Christian Rule: The Aragonese Solution
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography 321
  • Index.