Kristiaan Dillen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3910621 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristiaan Dillen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristiaan |
| FAMILY NAME | Dillen |
| SIGNATURE | DILLEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8248-1615 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sailing sGraven Stroom
Shipping along the medieval Flemish coast was of vital importance. Bruges and the communities along the Flemish coast could not afford to abandon the sailor to his fate, nor did the sailor leave the shipping enterprise to chance. Little attention has been paid by historians to the human dimensions of the nautical space, the material and immaterial constructions that had been erected by people to assure a seagoing venture. The lack of attention ha…
Gérer le risque
La violence en mer et le long de la côte flamande a jusqu'à présent été principalement étudiée du point de vue de l'histoire militaire et des conflits maritime. Une grande attention a été accordée à l’évolution du droit, à la légitimité et aux conséquences économiques de la violence, ainsi qu’à la tendance centralisatrice de la lutte contre cette violence. Ce texte discute l'impact de la violence maritime sur les communautés côtières et les mesur…
Honour, Harmony and the King of Outspokenness
The history of fifteenth-century theatre in the Low Countries has long been studied primarily as the history of culture, literature and theatre. It has now attracted the attention of social historians and anthropologists and is being studied as an urban history of corporations, fraternities and chambers of rhetoric. That creative and art-loving activities in the Low Countries also frequently occurred in the fifteenth-century coastal communities, …
The Herring Cask and its Sign System as Witnesses to a Growing Fishing Industry in Fifteenth-century Flanders
Archaeological research in the Low Countries regularly uncovers medieval herring casks. They usually show a wide range of marks and symbols. Herring casks are the bearers of a sign system that had relationships with other forms of writing that played a role in the management of a growing fishing industry and the food supply of the urbanised population. The signs on the casks are prominent witnesses to the important fourteenth- and fifteenth-centu…
The Various Reasons for Killing Wolves in the Fifteenth-Century Liberty of Bruges
In the fifteenth-century Liberty of Bruges, a rural castellany in the county of Flanders, a bounty system was established to promote the elimination of wolves. Prize money made the wolf not only an unwanted but also an actively tracked animal, a combination that resulted in its wholescale slaughter. Researchers who have previously examined these bounties believed that they were primarily part of a system of pest control. They did not realise, how…
Porpoise, punishment and partnership
Late medieval sources reveal an annual handover of a marine mammal between the council of the small coastal city of Blankenberge and the aldermen of Bruges. The reason for the transfer is not disclosed by the sources, and there is no consensus among historians as to the interpretation of this behaviour. This article explores the role of the presentation and consumption of a porpoise in the relationship between Blankenberge and the nearby medieval…
A paradox of maritime access. Origins and consequences of subaltern relations in a medieval portuary system in Flanders
Although unlimited maritime access was advantageous, medieval seaports and port cities were often incorporated into serving a capital city’s economy by providing merchants with a transport system. Consequently, these outports had a subaltern relationship with that city, as well as tenuous relations of competition and cooperation with neighbouring outports. This article focuses on the hierarchical relations underpinning the subaltern status of Hoe…
Porpoise, punishment and partnership
Late medieval sources reveal an annual handover of a marine mammal between the council of the small coastal city of Blankenberge and the aldermen of Bruges. The reason for the transfer is not disclosed by the sources, and there is no consensus among historians as to the interpretation of this behaviour. This article explores the role of the presentation and consumption of a porpoise in the relationship between Blankenberge and the nearby medieval…
A paradox of maritime access. Origins and consequences of subaltern relations in a medieval portuary system in Flanders
Although unlimited maritime access was advantageous, medieval seaports and port cities were often incorporated into serving a capital city’s economy by providing merchants with a transport system. Consequently, these outports had a subaltern relationship with that city, as well as tenuous relations of competition and cooperation with neighbouring outports. This article focuses on the hierarchical relations underpinning the subaltern status of Hoe…
A paradox of maritime access. Origins and consequences of subaltern relations in a medieval portuary system in Flanders
Although unlimited maritime access was advantageous, medieval seaports and port cities were often incorporated into serving a capital city’s economy by providing merchants with a transport system. Consequently, these outports had a subaltern relationship with that city, as well as tenuous relations of competition and cooperation with neighbouring outports. This article focuses on the hierarchical relations underpinning the subaltern status of Hoe…
The Various Reasons for Killing Wolves in the Fifteenth-Century Liberty of Bruges
In the fifteenth-century Liberty of Bruges, a rural castellany in the county of Flanders, a bounty system was established to promote the elimination of wolves. Prize money made the wolf not only an unwanted but also an actively tracked animal, a combination that resulted in its wholescale slaughter. Researchers who have previously examined these bounties believed that they were primarily part of a system of pest control. They did not realise, how…
Porpoise, punishment and partnership
Late medieval sources reveal an annual handover of a marine mammal between the council of the small coastal city of Blankenberge and the aldermen of Bruges. The reason for the transfer is not disclosed by the sources, and there is no consensus among historians as to the interpretation of this behaviour. This article explores the role of the presentation and consumption of a porpoise in the relationship between Blankenberge and the nearby medieval…
Honour, Harmony and the King of Outspokenness
The history of fifteenth-century theatre in the Low Countries has long been studied primarily as the history of culture, literature and theatre. It has now attracted the attention of social historians and anthropologists and is being studied as an urban history of corporations, fraternities and chambers of rhetoric. That creative and art-loving activities in the Low Countries also frequently occurred in the fifteenth-century coastal communities, …
The Herring Cask and its Sign System as Witnesses to a Growing Fishing Industry in Fifteenth-century Flanders
Archaeological research in the Low Countries regularly uncovers medieval herring casks. They usually show a wide range of marks and symbols. Herring casks are the bearers of a sign system that had relationships with other forms of writing that played a role in the management of a growing fishing industry and the food supply of the urbanised population. The signs on the casks are prominent witnesses to the important fourteenth- and fifteenth-centu…
Sailing sGraven Stroom
Shipping along the medieval Flemish coast was of vital importance. Bruges and the communities along the Flemish coast could not afford to abandon the sailor to his fate, nor did the sailor leave the shipping enterprise to chance. Little attention has been paid by historians to the human dimensions of the nautical space, the material and immaterial constructions that had been erected by people to assure a seagoing venture. The lack of attention ha…
Gérer le risque
La violence en mer et le long de la côte flamande a jusqu'à présent été principalement étudiée du point de vue de l'histoire militaire et des conflits maritime. Une grande attention a été accordée à l’évolution du droit, à la légitimité et aux conséquences économiques de la violence, ainsi qu’à la tendance centralisatrice de la lutte contre cette violence. Ce texte discute l'impact de la violence maritime sur les communautés côtières et les mesur…
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