Roman Law – After Empire

The Liber iudicum popularis and the blending of Visigothic and Frankish legal culture in Catalonia in the early 11th century

January 22, 2019Stefan EsdersResearch BlogBonhom, Catalonia, Cordoba, Law, Legal texts, Primary Source, Roman Law, Source Guide, Spain, Visigothic

When it formed the heart of the Carolingian marca Hispania just after 800, Catalonia had spent over 200 years under Visigothic rule, followed by 80 years under Arab dominion. With Catalonia’s new position as a frontier region, the counts of Barcelona attained a higher degree of political independence from France in the process of the Carolingian…

Legal change in a period of transition: Conrad I’s diploma for the bishopric of Chur (912)

One of the prime objectives of the HERA project is to show that in the tenth century, the past and its uses gained importance in the absence of clear administrative or legal structures, as action in the present often drew authority and legitimacy from claims about the past. The ways that contemporaries chose to use…

After Empire

Using and Not Using the Past in the Crisis of the Carolingian World, c. 900-1050

Tag: Roman Law

The Liber iudicum popularis and the blending of Visigothic and Frankish legal culture in Catalonia in the early 11th century

Legal change in a period of transition: Conrad I’s diploma for the bishopric of Chur (912)