History 3551Y/4050Y — Medieval Warfare
Trent University, Fall–Winter, 2010–2011
Instructor: Jonathan Robinson
Below are a collection of readings for our course. In each case, I
provide the texts in .pdf form, along with the links to their source.
Check back regularly for new posts. (And don't forget to refresh your
browser in case you're reading an old version from your browser's
history.)
Note: If you have stumbled across this page by accident while
doing research for another class, I strongly advise you to use
the Source
links provided below rather than relying upon the
PDFs I have provided!
Syllabus and Course Information
Please note that the syllabus and list of readings may change. All
such changes will be announced in class, but should you (against all
odds) miss one class, you can compare the revision
number of
your copy with the most recent one posted here. If they differ, you
are advised to download the new version. In practice only the list of
readings is likely to change, but it is your responsibility to stay on
top of things. Email me if in doubt.
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History 3551Y/4050Y Syllabus
Rev. 1.5 (2010/10/17)
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History 3551Y/4050Y Readings list
Rev. 1.9 (2011/01/10) — article reviews marked in blue (corrected)
Note the following .zip files are only for the students of this
class. Others are encouraged to stay away. The files are password
protected; if you missed the classes where I gave out the password,
please email me.
Other Important Information
John Wales, one of the
librarians at the Oshawa campus has provided instructions on how to
place a hold on a Bata Library (Peterborough) item. See here for
details.
Readings
Here is where you will find some of the individual texts we shall be
reading for this course. If you want to know when we will be
discussing them in class, please see the `Readings list' above.
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Augustine, Selections from The City of God 1.16–24,
2.17–23, 19.6–28.
PDF
Source
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The Battle of Maldon
PDF
Source
Annotated Old English text
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Asser, Life of Alfred and Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
PDF
Source (Asser)
Source (ASC on Alfred)
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The Song of Roland
PDF
Source
Supplementary materials
(summary of action; cast of principal characters; maps)
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Walter of Exeter(?), Siege of Carlaverock
PDF
Source
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Jotsaldus, Excerpt from The Life and Virtues of Odo
PDF
Source (Patrologia Latina)
[Note: a subscription is necessary to access the
site; check with your university.]
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Urban II, Five Versions of his Speech at Clermont (1095), and his
'Letter of Instruction' to the Crusaders
PDF
Source
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Geoffrey de Villehardouin, The Conquest of Constantinople
PDF
Source
The Internet Archive also has a
digitized
version, which you may download (.pdf, .epub, etc.) or view
online. (It is not printer-friendly, however.)
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Thomas Aquinas, On War (Summa theologica 2a2ae.40.1–4)
PDF
Source
More to follow...
Other Resources
Collected here are assorted documents or websites that you may find
interesting or useful to look at. You are not expected to read or use
any of the documents, but you are certainly encouraged to do so. The
list will grow as the year goes on.
General Resources
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Trent's Online
History Workbook. Full of useful infrmation about how to
conduct research and write up your findings. Please note that this
link provides more detail about footnotes and bibliographies than the
short .pdf document in the link below.
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An example bibliography in the so-called Chicago style:
here
Warfare Resources and Links
Other Links
I include here links to other online resources pertaining to
medieval warfare (broadly construed). I hope that this list grows as
well as time goes on.
Websites and Societies
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De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History
Link
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Medieval Women & War (Valerie Eads)
Link
- Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East:
Link
Texts Available Online
(Of course, please remember that just
because a text is online, it doesn't mean it's the best version
available for scholarly purposes.)
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (a translation based on that made by
Rev. James Ingram [1823]): Link
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Excerpts from Jean Froissart's Chronicles:
Link
(see also the link to a bibliography on tournaments, duels, and deeds
of arms)
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Icelandic Saga Database:
Link