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Medieval Europe - Comparing Frontier Societies
- Module
- Medieval History
- Institution
- Durham University (DUT)
An introduction to medieval European frontier societies, namely Spain and Sicily.
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COMPARING FRONTIER SOCIETIESSPAIN AND SICILY
GEOGRAPHICAL AND CONTEXTUAL SIMILARITIES (IN AD 1000).
(WHICH M AKE THEM SUI TABLE FOR COMPARISON)
- Both were at the very fringes of Latin Christendom.
- Both encountered a country dominated initially by the Muslims; a population they
had to interact and deal with continuously,
- Both interacted with Judaism.
- Both were centres for the exchange of learning and amalgamated culture.
- Both ruled by devout Christians.
Comparison of their qualities as a frontier…
Iberia Sicily
An ‘open’ frontier. Not an ‘open’ frontier.
Localised power. Centralised power.
A ‘society organised for war’. Not a ‘society organised for war’.
New agriculture techniques Advanced agriculture nothing new.
Latin Europeans have relatively little of their
own to contribute.
Latin-European ‘frontier technologies’ less
significant than elsewhere.
Organised settlement process indicated by
No organised settlement process.
planned towns and villages.
In some respects, a high degree of fusion
Not a lot of fusion.
with Muslim Sicily.
Pattern familiar, but process distinctive.
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