Bøger af Benjamin Arnold

This study of the functions of lordship in a medieval society focuses on the Eichstatt region, an area on the borders of the German provinces of Bavaria, Franconia and Swabia. It argues that the area achieved orderly social and legal processes as an alternative to a centralized monarchy.

Medieval Germany, 500-1300 is an interpretation of the foundation of Germany based upon the three most outstanding characteristics of the medieval polity: its division into several distinct peoples with their own customs, dialects, and economic interests from whom the later 'Germans' would be drawn;