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The book explores the profound impact of personal and social bonds on political life in Europe during the Early and High Middle Ages. It highlights how kinship, friendship, and lordship shaped political dynamics, emphasizing the evolution of these relationships and the accompanying changes in societal rules and norms. Renowned medieval scholar Gerd Althoff provides a detailed analysis of how these connections influenced governance and power structures in medieval society.
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Family, Friends and Followers, Gerd Althoff
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Family, Friends and Followers
- Subtitle
- Political and Social Bonds in Early Medieval Europe
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gerd Althoff
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN13
- 9780521770545
- Category
- World history
- Description
- The book explores the profound impact of personal and social bonds on political life in Europe during the Early and High Middle Ages. It highlights how kinship, friendship, and lordship shaped political dynamics, emphasizing the evolution of these relationships and the accompanying changes in societal rules and norms. Renowned medieval scholar Gerd Althoff provides a detailed analysis of how these connections influenced governance and power structures in medieval society.