Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	207
Title	Thirty Years of Early Medieval Europe: Anniversary Session, I
Date/Time	Monday 4 July 2022: 14.15-15.45
Sponsor	Early Medieval Europe
Organiser	Francesca Tinti, Departamento de Filología e Historia, Universidad del País Vasco - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Moderator/Chair	Francesca Tinti, Departamento de Filología e Historia, Universidad del País Vasco - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Paper 207-a	A 'Momentous Decision'?: Reassessing Willibrord's Consecration as Archbishop of the Frisians in 695 (Language: English) Michel Summer, Institut für Fränkisch-Pfälzische Geschichte und Landeskunde, Universität Heidelberg Index Terms: Historiography - Modern Scholarship; Politics and Diplomacy; Religious Life
Paper 207-b	Pentecost and the Language of Thought in Early Irish and Early English Traditions (Language: English) Viktoriia Krivoshchekova, Department of Early Irish, Maynooth University Index Terms: Language and Literature - Celtic; Language and Literature - Old English; Mentalities
Abstract	This is the first of two sessions celebrating the 30th anniversary of the journal Early Medieval Europe through the sponsorship of papers delivered by graduate students and ECRs. Paper -a explores the role of consiliarii in 7th-century papal administration to provide new evidence on the papacy as a bridge between East and West. Paper -b discusses Willibrord's consecration in Rome in 695 and the significance of his adoption of the title 'archbishop' to cast new light on the strategies available to insular clerics in Francia. Paper -c analyses early medieval insular interpretations of Pentecost and approaches to the nature of the apostles' speech.