WCZESNOŚREDNIOWIECZNY ETHOS RYCERSKI W NARRACJI DHUODY Z SEPTYMANII (OK. 803–843 R.)

• Authors: Chudzikowska-Wołoszyn Małgorzata

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EARLY MIDDLE AGES KNIGHT’S ETHOS IN NARRATION OF DHUODA FROM SEPTIMANIA (803–843)

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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This article is concerned about ethic history and ethos of the knights. It guides read-er to middle ages in which the elements of knights codex were crystallized. Carolingian state created characteristic kind of military elite. Forming feudal system led to rised a system of interplays which the central point was military attention towards the senior. The Carolingian warrior announced the early middle ages knights. Wars of Charles the Great was wars con-cerning about holy order. Himself in line of current people belief stand in a row with bibles lords. It believed that his political activity is inspired by Divine Providence. According with this activity there were also evidently large-scale 'mission works' which was carrying proselytize and propagate Christianity as well. The carolingian warrior closely correspond with later knight of Cru-sades. The main base of analysis relating to conceptions of early middle ages knight ethos will be the masterpiece of carolingian writer – Dhuoda from Septimania – Liber manualis – Textbook. This work was written for adolescent son of the author and was a specific guidebook of upstanding behaviour for aristocrat. This document is an example of early knight codex.

Keywords

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knights ethos; knighthood; feudalism; Carolingian state; Dhuoda from Septimania; Liber manualis

• Publisher: Akademia Marynarki Wojennej (Polish Naval Academy), Gdynia, Poland
• Journal: Colloquium Wydziału Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych AMW
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 45-60

Contributors

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Chudzikowska-Wołoszyn Małgorzata

• Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie