Remembering St Brictius

Conspiracy, Violence and Liturgical Time in the Danish Massacre of 1002

Bibliographic Data

ID10083918
AuthorsBenjamin Savill (Trinity College Dublin, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume73
Issue3
Pages480-504
Publication date2021-10-11
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s002204692100066x
OpenAlexW3205097207
LanguageEN
References cited15

This article builds upon recent scholarship on the role of church ‘reform’ and the cult of saints in English royal politics around the turn of the second millennium, arguing that the infamous ‘St Brice's Day massacre’ of 13 November 1002 may have been planned for that date in part because of the associations of the cult of Brice/Brictius. After outlining this hypothesis, the article explores the broader implications of the emergence of a universal martyrological calendar for historical writing and political action, and for the exercise and communication of violence in particular

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