Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	105
Title	Texts and Identities, I: Merovingian Queens - Narratives and Politics
Date/Time	Monday 12 July 2010: 11.15-12.45
Sponsor	Institut für Mittelalterforschung der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien / Utrecht Centre for Medieval Studies, Universiteit Utrecht / Faculty of History, University of Cambridge
Organiser	E. T. Dailey
Moderator/Chair	Ian N. Wood, School of History, University of Leeds
Paper 105-a	Betrayal or Portrayal?: The Depiction of Fredegund and Clovis in Gregory of Tours' Decem Libri Historiarum V.39-49 (Language: English) Julia A. Hofmann, School of History, University College Dublin Index Terms: Politics and Diplomacy; Women's Studies
Paper 105-b	Merovingian Polygamy (Language: English) E. T. Dailey, Index Terms: Historiography - Modern Scholarship; Political Thought; Politics and Diplomacy; Women's Studies
Paper 105-c	The Adulterous Queen in Early Frankish Historiography (Language: English) Linda Dohmen, Institut für Geschichtswissenschaft, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Index Terms: Historiography - Medieval; Mentalities; Political Thought; Women's Studies
Abstract	This session examines issues of Merovingian Queenship. This includes the rulership of Queen Fredegund, the alleged Merovingian practice of polygamy, and the issue of adultery in the royal household. Special attention will be given to the Histories of Gregory of Tours, and the so-called Chronicle of Fredegar. The session aims to encourage study on the often-overlooked topic of queens and rulership within the Merovingian Kingdoms.