Goeres, Erin Michelle;
(2024)
Conquest, Conflict, and Loss: Traumas of 1066 in England, Normandy, and Scandinavia.
[Book].
Medieval Narratives in Transmission: Vol.3.
Brepols Publishers: Turnhout, Belgium.
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Abstract
1066 is one of the most well-known dates in English history: but how far do we understand the mental and emotional lives of those who experienced it? In just over a month, England was rocked by two separate invasions, multiple pitched battles, and the deaths of thousands. The repercussions of these traumatic events would echo through the history and literature of northern Europe for centuries to come. Drawing on studies of trauma and cultural memory, this book examines the cultural repercussions of the year 1066 in medieval England, Normandy, and Scandinavia. It explores how writers in all three regions celebrated their common heritage and mourned the wars that brought them into conflict. Bringing together texts from an array of languages, genres, and cultural traditions, this study examines the strategies medieval authors employed to work through the traumas of 1066, narrating its events and experiences in different forms. It explores the ways in which history and memory interacted through multiple generations of writers and readers, and reveals how the field of trauma studies can help us better understand the mental and emotional lives of medieval people.
| Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| Title: | Conquest, Conflict, and Loss: Traumas of 1066 in England, Normandy, and Scandinavia |
| ISBN-13: | 978-2-503-60787-0 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1484/M.MNT-EB.5.135234 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1484/M.MNT-EB.5.135234 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access publication made available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International License: https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, for commercial purposes, without the prior permission of the publisher, or as expressly permitted by law, by licence or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > SELCS |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10180014 |
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