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Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages

Explore the role of holy women in the Frankish lands after the fall of the Roman Empire. Learn about their influence in society, the impact of Germanic law on women, and the dynamics of marriage and divorce. Dive into the lives of holy queens such as Clothild and Radegund, and discover the concept of noble holiness in medieval imagery.

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Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages

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  1. Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages

  2. Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages I. After the Roman Empire: Christianity in the Frankish Lands Clothild at Prayer 14-century  manuscript illumination of the Grandes Chroniques de France from the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

  3. New Kingdoms of the Old Western Roman Empire

  4. Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages I. After the Roman Empire: Christianity in the Frankish Lands II. Women in Frankish Society

  5. Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages I. After the Roman Empire: Christianity in the Frankish Lands II. Women in Frankish Society A. Germanic Law

  6. Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages I. After the Roman Empire: Christianity in the Frankish Lands II. Women in Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family Under Frankish Law

  7. Regarding a woman’s wergeld: "If anyone killed a free woman after she has begun bearing children, he shall be sentenced to 24,000 denars...After she can have no more children, he who kills her shall be sentenced to 8000 denars." -Law of the Salian Franks, 24.6

  8. Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages I. After the Roman Empire: Christianity in the Frankish Lands II. Women in Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family Under Frankish Law C. Marriage and Divorce

  9. King Lothar: “I sought a man wealthy & of good wit, whom I might give in marriage to thy sister, but I found none better than myself. Know therefore that I have taken her to wife, which I believe will not displease thee.” Queen Ingund: “Let my lord do that which seemeth good in his sight; only let his handmaid [Ingund] live in the enjoyment of his favor.”

  10. Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages I. After the Roman Empire: Christianity in the Frankish Lands II. Women in Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family Under Frankish Law C. Marriage and Divorce III. Holy Women

  11. Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages I. After the Roman Empire: Christianity in the Frankish Lands II. Women in Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family Under Frankish Law C. Marriage and Divorce III. Holy Women A. Holy Queens: Clothild and Radegund

  12. Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages I. After the Roman Empire: Christianity in the Frankish Lands II. Women in Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family Under Frankish Law C. Marriage and Divorce III. Holy Women A. Holy Queens: Clothild and Radegund B. Noble Holiness [Adelsheiligkeit]

  13. Medieval Images of Radegund

  14. Contextualizing Holy Women in the Early Middle Ages I. After the Roman Empire: Christianity in the Frankish Lands II. Women in Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family Under Frankish Law C. Marriage and Divorce III. Holy Women A. Holy Queens: Clothild and Radegund B. Noble Holiness [Adelsheiligkeit]

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