Normans and Other Franks in 11th Century Byzantium
The Careers of the Adventurers before the Rule of Alexius I Comnenus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21219698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Szymon Wierzbiński (0000-0002-0684-0911, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Pages | 277-288 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studia Ceranea Journal of the Waldemar Ceran Research Centre for the History and Culture of the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2084-140X • E-ISSN: 2449-8378 |
| Publisher | Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18778/2084-140x.04.18 |
| OpenAlex | W2187957943 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
The paper examines the Frankish presence in Byzantium during 11th century. It was stressed that the mentioned period was the time of a great influx of westerners to the East. At first, most of them visited Constantinople as pilgrims during return journey from the Holy Land. The author points out that the term Franks (Frankoi) was basically attributed to the Eastern Franks/Germans, while in the course of time the Byzantines started to use it to identify rather Western Franks (i.e. French, Normans, Burgundians etc.). The author studies the circumstances in which the new mercenaries and adventurers meet the Empire, trying to define the reason of their success. Another issue investigated in the text is the extent to which Franks got promoted within the social hierarchy in Byzantium during the 11th century. Finally, the author argues that before the presence of great families such as Petraliphai, Raoul or Rogerioi there was at least one house of Frankish descent, which was raised significantly earlier and whose founder was Herve Frankopoulos
Adventure · Ancient history · Art history · Empire · Genealogy · Geography · Hierarchy · Kingdom · Political science · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |