Building kingship on words. Magni reges and sanctus rex in the Asturleonese kingdom<fn id="fn1"><no></no>A previous version of this paper was read at the Symposium on Political Legitimation in the Middle Ages, held at Saint Andrews in March 2001.</fn>

This paper discusses the historiographical work of Sampiro, a member of the circle of the kings of Leon around the year 1000. His chronicle emerges from a cultural and political atmosphere of renovation of the old Visigothic kingdom, and deals with the Asturleonese history of the tenth century. Samp...

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Publicado en:Journal of Medieval History Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 249 - 262
Autor principal: Isla, Amancio
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2002
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