Old Rulers of the Middle Ages. Kings, Doges and Popes. A Contribution to Gerontological Medieval Studies
Dr. Christian Alexander Neumann
Old age is a universal phenomenon that has multiple facets: on the one hand it is a gradual and continuous biological process, while on the other hand it is a cultural construction and therefore a variable research object. The overarching question is that of the relevance of the factor "age" on the nature of human behaviour, with particular focus on holders of political power. In concrete terms, the aim is to analyse the period of old ...
The Sea and human maritime activities in the narrative sources of the early and high Middle Ages
Dr. Sebastian Kolditz
Recent historical research has paid growing attention to the seas as historical spaces. In addition to specific studies, a number of large summary reports testify to that tendency. In these works, the history of entire seascapes is explored and narrated in a variety of ways, following different schemes and approaches. For the earlier middle ages, however, any reports transmitted in narrative sources are based on ‒ besides rich archaeological ...
