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- Title
LE CHEVAL ET LA MORT. RITES FUNÉRAIRES, ÉTHIQUE CHEVALERESQUE ET REPRÉSENTATION DE L'ALTÉRITÉ CULTURELLE LORS DE LA CROISADE BALTE.
- Authors
CHOLLET, LOÏC
- Abstract
In the 14th century, many knights in Western Europe supported the Teutonic Order in its fight against pagan Lithuania. Many of them brought back memories that were used in the literature of the time. Although the texts relating to the Baltic Sea area focus primarily on the heroism of the battles, some authors note with curiosity the customs of the Balts, particularly their funeral rites. The display of the deceased's horses and weapons during such ceremonies is reminiscent of certain practices attested in the medieval West at the same time. Based on novels, chronicles, encyclopaedias, and legal documents, this article examines contemporary perceptions of this particular aspect of medieval Baltic religiosity. The comparison of literary materials produced in very different cultural contexts invites questions about the shared values of the military aristocracy, beyond religious differences.
- Subjects
PRUSSIA (Germany); CHIVALRY; TEUTONIC Knights; PAGANISM; CRUSADES (Middle Ages)
- Publication
Quaestiones Medii Aevi Novae, 2020, Vol 25, p193
- ISSN
1427-4418
- Publication type
Article