Crusading At the Edges of Europe - Denmark and Portugal C.1000 ? C.1250

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
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367881405
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88140-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Europe, HISTORY / General, Middle East, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, History and Archaeology, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Specific wars and campaigns, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Crusades