The stallers
Administrative innovation in the reign of Edward the Confessor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11892602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katharin Mack (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 123-134 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medieval History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4181 • E-ISSN: 1873-1279 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/0304-4181(86)90018-7 |
| OpenAlex | W2036264174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
Cnut was accompanied to the throne by two groups of officials: housecarles and stallers. The role of the housecarles as a disciplined military guild bound by particularly strong oaths to the king is well known; the role of the stallers, however, is less clear. That the stallers enjoyed an intimate relationship with the king is attested by their frequent and prominent appearance in the sources. Yet, the nature and function of their position remains ambiguous. An examination of Domesday book, royal charters and their witness lists, and royal writs, however, sheds valuable light on this, possibly the last administrative innovation of the Anglo-Saxon kings
Ancient history · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Reign · Throne · Witness · Classics · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2017 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |