Crusading at the Edges of Europe
Denmark and Portugal c.1000 - c.1250
This book is the first to compare Denmark and Portugal systematically in the High Middle Ages and demonstrates how the two countries became strong kingdoms and important powers internationally by their participation in the crusading movement. Communication in the Middle Ages was better developed than often assumed and institutions, ideas, and military technology was exchanged rapidly, meaning it was possible to coordinate great military expeditions across the geographical periphery of Western Europe. Both Denmark and Portugal were closely connected to the sea and developed strong fleets, at the entrance to the Baltic and in the Mediterranean…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-317-15670-3
- EAN: 9781317156703
- Produktnummer: 21577331
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 402 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 6'510 KB
- Abbildungen: 5 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 7 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 8 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen
Über den Autor
Kurt Villads Jensen is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Stockholm, Sweden.
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