Penn State Medieval Studies, Vol. 3

Familia and Household in the Medieval Atlantic Province

Edited by Benjamin T. Hudson
2011 | 214 + xviii pp. | Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 978-0-86698-440-9 | MRTS 392
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Familia and Household in the Medieval Atlantic Province is a collection of essays on the theme of family studies within the context of medieval Atlantic studies. The nine essays explore the use and importance of genealogy, the artificial family, literary images of kinship, and the political ramifications of family ties. These studies are contributions to the investigation of domestic structure and family organization during a crucial time in European development and offer insight to changes and comparisons in a particular region.

Table of Contents

  • R.W. McTurk: The Household of ‘Ragnarr loðbrók’

  • J.M.P. Calise: Genealogies and History: A Reassessment of Cenél nGabráin

  • Sarah Foot: Anglo-Saxon Ecclesiastical Households

  • Mary Valante: Murder in a Viking Town

  • Bart Jaski: King and Household in Early Medieval Ireland

  • Paul Fouracre: The “Book of the Serfs” of Marmoutier (Eleventh Century): Reflections on the Development of Servitude

  • Douglas Kelly: The Invention of a Medieval Household: A Literary Blueprint

  • R. Andrew McDonald: “Disharmony between Reginald and Olaf:” The Feud between the Sons of Godred II and Kin-strife in the Kingdom of Man and the Isles, 1079-1265

  • Darlene Hall: A Royal Family on the Edge of Disaster: The Early Stewarts of Scotland