Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	1037
Title	The Transformation of the Carolingian World, I
Date/Time	Wednesday 5 July 2017: 09.00-10.30
Sponsor	'Transformation of the Carolingian World' Network
Organiser	Richard Corradini, Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien
Moderator/Chair	Irene van Renswoude, Boekwetenschap, Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen / Huygens Instituut, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Paper 1037-a	Golden Ages to Come: Visions of a Better Past and Future in Walahfrid's Poems (Language: English) Richard Corradini, Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien Index Terms: Historiography - Medieval; Manuscripts and Palaeography; Political Thought
Paper 1037-b	The Waltharius as Evidence for Aristocratic Hunting Culture (Language: English) Eric J. Goldberg, Department of History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Index Terms: Historiography - Medieval; Political Thought; Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 1037-c	The Perverting of the Palace: The Dark Side of Rulers' Residences (Language: English) Stuart Airlie, School of Humanities (History), University of Glasgow Index Terms: Historiography - Medieval; Political Thought; Social History
Abstract	'Transformation of the Carolingian World' is an international project that focuses on the cultural, political, economic, social, and religious changes in the period c. 900-1050. Modern narratives often define this 'long 10th century' by what it was not: it is either presented as the time when the 9th-century cultural achievements, social structures, and political geography of the Carolingians disintegrated, or as the first stage in the birth of European nations. Building on a wide range of sources, ranging from conciliar texts to historical narratives and poems, these papers suggest alternative perspectives of this exciting epoch of transition.