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THE SOBRIQUETES OF MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN PRINCES.

Summarizes the reasons for the popularity of sobriquets and epithets in Europe during the Middle Ages. Emergence of epithets from the battlefield or from the rulers; Examples of deceptive and distorted epithets; Decline of sobriquets with the invention of printing and with the transition of governm...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of History Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
Main Author: Morby, John E.
Format: Article
Published: University of Toronto Press Apr78
Subjects:
Kings & rulers
Epithets
Middle Ages
Nicknames
Europe
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Summary:Summarizes the reasons for the popularity of sobriquets and epithets in Europe during the Middle Ages. Emergence of epithets from the battlefield or from the rulers; Examples of deceptive and distorted epithets; Decline of sobriquets with the invention of printing and with the transition of government.