Crusading At the Edge of Europe

Crusading at the Edges of Europe follows the major campaigns of the kings and crusaders in Denmark and Portugal and compares institutions, economy, war-technology and crusading ideology, highlighting how the countries learned from each other and became organised for war.

List of contents

List of Maps and Figures
Preface

1. The Letter to Chief Librarian Bruun


2. Were There Any Crusades in the Periphery?


3. The Missionary Wars of the 11th Century: Precursors of the Crusades


4. Is the Edge of the World Far Away?


5. The Extending of Jerusalem


6. Afonso and Valdemar: The Victorious Crusader Kings


7. The Struggle for Land and History


8. The Rise and Fall of the Crusader Kingdoms


9. Syncretism and Regimentation


10. Co-ordinated Crusades in North and South?


11. Conclusion

Literature

About the author

Kurt Villads Jensen is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Stockholm, Sweden.

Summary

Crusading at the Edges of Europe follows the major campaigns of the kings and crusaders in Denmark and Portugal and compares institutions, economy, war-technology and crusading ideology, highlighting how the countries learned from each other and became organised for war.

Product details

• Authors: Kurt Villads Jensen, Jensen Kurt Villads, Kurt Villads Jensen
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2016
• EAN: 9781472469380
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-6938-0
• Series: Crusades - Subsidia; Crusades - Subsidia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Portugal, Denmark, military history, HISTORY / Military / Medieval, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Medieval warfare (predating gunpowder warfare)