An International Publication on Crusading in Estonia and Livonia
An international collection entitled "Crusading and Chronicle Writing on
the Medieval Baltic Frontier: A Companion to the Chronicle of Henry of
Livonia" was published in November by Ashgate, a British publishing house
dedicated to academic research. The book is edited by Marek Tamm and Linda
Kaljundi, historians from Tallinn University, and Carsten Selch Jensen,
historian from the University of Copenhagen.
The Chronicle of Henry of Livonia, was written by a missionary priest in
the early thirteenth century and records the history of the crusades to
Livonia and Estonia between 1186-1227. It offers one of the most vivid
examples of crusading ideology in practice during the early thirteenth
century. It has increasingly become one of the most notable, widely read
and acknowledged crusading and frontier missionary chronicles. Henry's
chronicle offers many opportunities to test and broaden the new approaches
and key concepts presented by recent developments in medieval studies.
These include the new pluralist definition of crusading and the
relationship between the peripheries and core areas of Europe.
While recent years have produced a significant amount of new research into
Henry of Livonia, much of it has been limited to particular historical
traditions and languages. A key objective of this book, therefore, is to
synthesise the current state of research for international scholars. The
volume provides a multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary companion to the
chronicle, and is divided into three parts. The first part,
'Representations,' focuses on the imaginary sphere of the chronicle - the
various images brought into existence by the amalgamation of crusading and
missionary ideology and the frontier experience. This is followed by
studies on 'Practices,' which examines the chronicle's reflections on the
diplomatic, religious, and military practices of the Christian conversion
and colonisation processes in medieval Livonia. The volume concludes with a
section on the 'Appropriations,' which maps the reception history of the
chronicle: the dynamics of the medieval, early modern and modern national
uses and abuses of the text.
The book includes works by 20 co-authors from seven countries, including
James A. Brundage, Christopher Tyerman and Alan V. Murray.
For further information please visit the Ashgate homepage.
Or contact:Marek TammEmail: marek.tamm@tlu.ee
the Medieval Baltic Frontier: A Companion to the Chronicle of Henry of
Livonia" was published in November by Ashgate, a British publishing house
dedicated to academic research. The book is edited by Marek Tamm and Linda
Kaljundi, historians from Tallinn University, and Carsten Selch Jensen,
historian from the University of Copenhagen.
The Chronicle of Henry of Livonia, was written by a missionary priest in
the early thirteenth century and records the history of the crusades to
Livonia and Estonia between 1186-1227. It offers one of the most vivid
examples of crusading ideology in practice during the early thirteenth
century. It has increasingly become one of the most notable, widely read
and acknowledged crusading and frontier missionary chronicles. Henry's
chronicle offers many opportunities to test and broaden the new approaches
and key concepts presented by recent developments in medieval studies.
These include the new pluralist definition of crusading and the
relationship between the peripheries and core areas of Europe.
While recent years have produced a significant amount of new research into
Henry of Livonia, much of it has been limited to particular historical
traditions and languages. A key objective of this book, therefore, is to
synthesise the current state of research for international scholars. The
volume provides a multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary companion to the
chronicle, and is divided into three parts. The first part,
'Representations,' focuses on the imaginary sphere of the chronicle - the
various images brought into existence by the amalgamation of crusading and
missionary ideology and the frontier experience. This is followed by
studies on 'Practices,' which examines the chronicle's reflections on the
diplomatic, religious, and military practices of the Christian conversion
and colonisation processes in medieval Livonia. The volume concludes with a
section on the 'Appropriations,' which maps the reception history of the
chronicle: the dynamics of the medieval, early modern and modern national
uses and abuses of the text.
The book includes works by 20 co-authors from seven countries, including
James A. Brundage, Christopher Tyerman and Alan V. Murray.
For further information please visit the Ashgate homepage.
Or contact:Marek TammEmail: marek.tamm@tlu.ee