Property and Power in the Early Middle Ages [Paperback]

A collection of original essays on the relationship between property and power in early medieval Europe.This is a collection of original essays on the relationship between property and power, a fundamental theme in medieval history, by largely the same team which produced The Settlement of Disputes in Early Medieval Europe (1986). It addresses four main issues: the meaning of power over property; the ways in which proprty conveyed power; the nature of immunities; and the power of royal authority to affect property relations. The areas studied include Wales, England, France, Germany, Italy, and Byzantium, and the essays range across the period 650-1150.This is a collection of original essays on the relationship between property and power, a fundamental theme in medieval history, by largely the same team which produced The Settlement of Disputes in Early Medieval Europe (1986). It addresses four main issues: the meaning of power over property; the ways in which proprty conveyed power; the nature of immunities; and the power of royal authority to affect property relations. The areas studied include Wales, England, France, Germany, Italy, and Byzantium, and the essays range across the period 650-1150.This is a collection of original essays on the relationship between property and power, a fundamental theme in medieval history. It addresses four main issues: the meaning of power over property; the ways in which property conveyed power; the nature of immunities; and the power of royal authority to affect property relations. The areas studied include Wales, England, France, Germany, Italy, and Byzantium, and the essays range across the period 650-1150.List of maps; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The ideology of sharing: apostolic community and ecclesiastical property in the early middle ages David Ganz; 2. Teutsind, Witlaic and the history of Merovingian precaria Ian Wood; 3. Eternal light and earthly needs: practical aspects of the development of Frankish immunilS(