Vox Regis: Royal Communication in High Medieval Norway

In Vox regis: Royal Communication in High Medieval Norway, David Brégaint examines how the Norwegian monarchy gradually managed to infiltrate Norwegian society through the development of a communicative system during the High Middle Ages, from c. 1150 to c. 1300. Drawing on sagas, didactic literature, charters, and laws, the book demonstrates how the Norwegian kings increasingly played a key -role in the promotion of royal ideology in society through rituals and the written word. In particular, the book stresses the interaction between secular and clerical culture, the role of the Church and of the Norwegian aristocracy

About the author

David Brégaint. Ph.D. (2014), NTNU (Trondheim), is a post doctoral researcher for the Norwegian Research Council in the department for historical studies. He has published several articles on Norwegian medieval history and translations, including Le Discours contre les évêques. Politique et controverse en Norvège vers 1200 (Publications de la Sorbonne, 2013).

Product details

• Authors: David Brégaint
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2015
• EAN: 9789004305083
• ISBN: 978-90-04-30508-3
• No. of pages: 420
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 718 g
• Series: Northern World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous