Conflict and Violence in Medieval Italy 568-1154

The Epitome Chronicorum Casinensium: A First Survey -- Sex, Denigration And Violence At The Court Of Louis Ii Of Italy (844-875) -- The Episode -- A Biblical Model And Its Meaning -- Where The Struggle Took Place -- The Ordeal By Fire: Legislation And Narrative Of The Proof Of Truthfulness -- Competition For Power And Political Struggle Among The Proceres Regni: Supponids Vs Hucpoldings -- A Queen And A Count Palatine Of The Italian Kingdom -- The Iudiciaria Mutinensis And Boniface's Career -- The Supponinds As Antagonists In Emilia -- Louis Ii's Fiscal Policy Towards Queen Angelberga Talking And Writing About Violent 'saracens' -- Christian 'counterviolence' -- Impacts And Consequences -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- About The Author -- 6. Formosus And The 'synod Of The Corpse' -- Tenth Century Rome In History And Memory* -- David Barritt -- Bad Ritual -- Episcopal Transfer -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- About The Author -- 7. Sex, Denigration And Violence -- A Representation Of Political Competition Between Two Aristocratic Families In Ninth Century Italy -- Edoardo Manarini About The Author -- 3. Insurgency And Counterinsurgency In Lombard Italy (c600-700)* -- Guido M. Berndt -- Lombards Entering Italy -- Insurgencies During The 'warlord-decade' -- Droctulf Of Brescello: From Lombard Dux To Byzantine Hypostrategos -- The Rise Of The Lombard Kingdom: Flavius Rex Authari -- Insurgencies During The Reign Of Agilulf -- Insurgencies During The Time Of Adaloald And Arioald -- Insurgencies During The Reign Of Rothari -- Grimoald In A Lombard 'game Of Thrones' -- Paul The Deacon's Prototype/prefiguration Of An Insurgent: Alahis, Filius Iniquitatis -- Conclusion Cover -- Table Of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- Discordant Minds And Hostile Nations -- Christopher Heath And Robert Houghton -- The State Of The Field -- This Volume -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- About The Authors -- 2. Morbidity And Murder -- Lombard Kingship's Violent Uncertainties 568-774 -- Christopher Heath -- Law And Authority In Lombard Italy: The Historical Inheritance -- The Space For Lombard Kingship -- Alboin, Perctarit And Liutprand: Violence And Murder In The Court -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources 'any Press Is Good Press' Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- About The Author -- 4. Troubled Times -- Narrating Conquest And Defiance Between Charlemagne And Bernard (774-818) -- Francesco Borri -- Introduction -- Ira Dei Super Omnes Langobardos -- Roticauso Inimico Nostro -- Splenduit Italia -- Per Tyrannidem Imperio Usurpare -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- About The Author -- 5. 'nec Patiaris Populum Domini Ab Illis Divinitus Fulminandis Agarenis Discerpi' -- Handling 'saracen' Violence In Ninth-century Southern Italy -- Kordula Wolf. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.