Slavery – After Empire

Source Translation: King Henry the Fowler frees the priest Baldmunt from slavery, 11 August 926

February 19, 2019Alice HicklinResearch BlogCarolingians, Henry I, Justice, Kingship, Law, Legal texts, Ottonian Empire, Ottonians, Slavery, Source Guide

Henry I, known as ‘The Fowler’, was the first ruler of the new Ottonian dynasty (named after his son Otto I). His rule is often seen as a new phase in East Frankish kingship, distinct both from the members of the Carolingian dynasty whom he followed and that of his son Otto I. On 11…

Uses of Carolingian law under early Salian rule: An example from Speyer

In most accounts of modern German historiography, the period of the Ottonian and Salian rulers is featured as a period of national origins. The perspective adopted by the HERA project, however, is different. Since it focuses on the uses of the past, it allows us to look at this period from a different perspective. The…

After Empire

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

Tag: Slavery

Source Translation: King Henry the Fowler frees the priest Baldmunt from slavery, 11 August 926

Uses of Carolingian law under early Salian rule: An example from Speyer