January 22nd Readings and Preparation
Readings:
- SH, 103-116.
- SMR, 3.4 “The pope and the Carolingians: Pope Stephen II, Letters to Pippen III (755-756)“; 3.6 “Modeling the state on Old Testament Israel: The Admonitio Generalis (789)”
Preparation:
One theme that we’re going to explore in class on Monday is the relationship between the Carolingian Dynasty and the papacy. Think about how we see that explored in the readings assigned for this class.
Slides:
#6-Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance
January 24th Readings and Preparation
Readings:
- SH, 135-140.
- SMR, 4.11 “The Vikings as they say themselves: Egil’s Saga (10th cent/13th cent.)”; 4.12 “The Vikings as the English saw them: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (c. 1048?)”
Preparation:
These two documents are different types of sources. One is a saga–originally an oral history or story then written down from the perspective of the Vikings. The other is a “chronicle” which is also a history but with considerably less narrative style, including briefer entries. How can these different types of sources aid us in our analysis of the Vikings?
Slides:
Assignments and Online Discussion
- Group One (last name A-G) will do their online discussion engagement by Saturday January 10th at midnight. Please respond to the prompt posted on the chatboard.
- Group Two (last name H-Z) will do their online discussion engagement by Monday January 22nd at midnight. Please respond to the prompt posted on the chatboard.