War and Conflict in Premodern Societies – serie
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Battle of Visby 1361 and Its Contemporary Heritage
Inbunden, 2025
1934 kr
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In summer of 1361, the Danish king conquered the island of Gotland, the centre of Baltic communication and trade. The invaders clashed with local forces outside the walls of Visby. The battle is well known from the excavated mass graves with human skeletons and large quantities of armour, which …
Byzantine Navy in the Era of the Komnenoi and the Crusades (1081–1180)
Av Marek Meško, Věra Klontza-Jaklová m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
2242 kr
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This monograph investigates the spectacular renewal of the Byzantine navy under the founder of the Komnenian dynasty, Alexios I (1081–1118). It traces the development of the navy, its command structure, its warships, and numerical strength during Alexios I’s reign and the reign of his immediate …
Holy War in the Baltic and the Battle of Lyndanise 1219
Inbunden, 2024
1758 kr
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In June 1219 Danish crusaders fought a vicious battle against local pagan warriors at the place in northern Estonia where Tallinn now lies. The battle—known then as the Battle of Lyndanise—was a narrow victory for the crusaders and eventually turned out to be a pivotal event in the national …
Literature, Emotions, and Pre-Modern War
Conflict in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Av Claire McIlroy, Anne M. Scott
Inbunden, 2021
2496 kr
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This collection assembles work by some of the foremost English-speaking scholars of pre-modern thought and culture and is the fruit of the Australian Research Council's ground-breaking Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotion. The impact of war, a human activity that is both public and …
Medieval France at War
A Military History of the French Monarchy, 885–1305
Av John France
Inbunden, 2022
2377 kr
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This book provides an overarching, comprehensive analysis of the French military in the medieval period. The focus is on the armies of the French monarchy and the lands close around them, extending from the Low Countries to Provence. Central themes include recruitment and payment; military …
War and Collective Identities in the Middle Ages
East, West, and Beyond
Inbunden, 2023
2235 kr
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This book uses sociological perspectives to bring together work on war and identity in the Middle Ages relating to a range of peoples and geographical settings from Europe, the eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Asia. Focusing on the interrelation between ideological practices and group …
Armies and Ecosystems in Premodern Europe
The Meuse Region, 1250-1850
Inbunden, 2021
2660 kr
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Using the ecosystem concept as his starting point, the author examines the complex relationship between premodern armed forces and their environment at three levels: landscapes, living beings, and diseases. The study focuses on Europe’s Meuse Region, well-known among historians of war as a …
Campaign and Battle of Manzikert, 1071
Inbunden, 2024
2235 kr
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The Battle of Manzikert on August 26, 1071 is widely regarded as one of the most significant turning points in medieval history, frequently presented as the culmination of a Turco-Islamic assault upon the Byzantine bulwark of a Christian world struggling for survival. Emperor Romanus IV’s campaigns …
Ideology and Holy Landscape in the Baltic Crusades
Inbunden, 2022
2235 kr
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This book examines how the military orders and the ideology of crusading gave rise to a new sacred landscape in the medieval Baltic region, an outpost of Latin Christianity. Drawing on a wide variety of sources and international scholarship, the book discusses the paganism of the landscape in …
Armies and Ecosystems in Premodern Europe
The Meuse Region, 1250-1850
Häftad, 2021
548 kr
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Using the ecosystem concept as his starting point, the author examines the complex relationship between premodern armed forces and their environment at three levels: landscapes, living beings, and diseases. The study focuses on Europe’s Meuse Region, well-known among historians of war as a …
Disability and War in the Late Middle Ages
Becoming, Surviving, Managing
Av Ninon Dubourg, Christophe Masson
Inbunden, 2025
2384 kr
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Issues relating to disability and war remain largely overlooked by military and disability historians. This exclusion is all the more striking since there was hardly a more likely place for receiving permanent injury than a battle, and we can barely imagine a worse place for disabled people than a …
War Trauma in Medieval Europe
Inbunden, 2026
1763 kr
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The study of medieval combat trauma is a fledgling field, despite the wealth of both sources and studies of medieval warfare. While some research considers individual aspects of trauma, few works engage with the difficult and changing theories on the causes and consequences of psychological trauma …
Relics and War in the Eastern Roman Empire
Christian Charismatic Objects in Byzantine Military Contexts and Society
Inbunden, 2026
2177 kr
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This book examines the use of Christian relics as protective amulets, emblems, and talismans in war and military contexts in the Eastern Roman Empire (ca. 310–1204). For centuries, Christians have venerated the mortal remains of holy figures and objects sanctified by contact with them as relics and …
Medieval France at War
A Military History of the French Monarchy, 885–1305
Av John France
Häftad, 2026
548 kr
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This book provides an overarching, comprehensive analysis of the French military in the medieval period. The focus is on the armies of the French monarchy and the lands close around them, extending from the Low Countries to Provence. Central themes include recruitment and payment; military …
