Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	114
Title	Memory in Conflict: The Use of Historical Narratives in Later Medieval (Border) Conflicts
Date/Time	Monday 4 July 2022: 11.15-12.45
Organiser	Claudia Wittig, Institut für Geschichte, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Moderator/Chair	Claudia Wittig, Institut für Geschichte, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Paper 114-a	Establishing Facts: The Liber Maiorichinus in Context (Language: English) Alberto Cotza, Dipartimento di Civiltà e Forme del Sapere, Università di Pisa Index Terms: Ecclesiastical History; Historiography - Medieval; Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 114-b	Historical Memory in Conflict: Prussia in the 15th Century (Language: English) Philipp Höhn, Institut für Geschichte, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Georg Jostkleigrewe, Institut für Geschichte, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Index Terms: Military History; Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 114-c	Memory Administrated: The Use of History in Conflicts in Late Medieval France (Language: English) Claudia Wittig, Institut für Geschichte, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Index Terms: Administration; Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract	Knowledge of the past was of great interest in the Middle Ages. We find epics, chronicles, and genealogical works in major ecclesiastical and aristocratic libraries, and such works were commissioned, bought, and given as presents by the highest-ranking members of medieval society. However, we have little evidence for the role historical narrative and memory could play in the political realities of the time. This session looks beyond the texts that transmit historical narrative and inquires into the use of history in political conflicts. Three case studies from Italy, the Empire, and France explore the relevance of history and memory in conflicts between different players: urban elites, the Papacy, military orders, and the nobility in the high and late Middle Ages.