Chapter Ostrogoths vs. Franks: Imagining the Past in the Middle Ages

This introductory essay aims at highlighting some aspects concerning the connections between the Ostrogoths and Franks in the Middle Ages. To this end, cases from different contexts and chronologies have been examined: firstly, Giovanni Villani’s chronicle, which conveys a polarized image of the Got...

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description This introductory essay aims at highlighting some aspects concerning the connections between the Ostrogoths and Franks in the Middle Ages. To this end, cases from different contexts and chronologies have been examined: firstly, Giovanni Villani’s chronicle, which conveys a polarized image of the Gothic and Carolingian worlds; and then some testimonies from the ninth century, that use the Ostrogothic model in connection with the present in a more complex and ambivalent manner. The various interpretations of the Gothic world are linked by a tendency to emphasize historical analogies, that leads to an overall and protracted disinterest in the specific forms of Ostrogothic society and in work that most documents it, Cassiodorus’ Variae.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-996452025-07-17T12:15:32Z Chapter Ostrogoths vs. Franks: Imagining the Past in the Middle Ages Oppedisano, Fabrizio Middle Ages Communal Age Carolingian Age Florence Giovanni Villani Walahfrid Strabo Cassiodorus Franks Ostrogoths Political Use of History thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History This introductory essay aims at highlighting some aspects concerning the connections between the Ostrogoths and Franks in the Middle Ages. To this end, cases from different contexts and chronologies have been examined: firstly, Giovanni Villani’s chronicle, which conveys a polarized image of the Gothic and Carolingian worlds; and then some testimonies from the ninth century, that use the Ostrogothic model in connection with the present in a more complex and ambivalent manner. The various interpretations of the Gothic world are linked by a tendency to emphasize historical analogies, that leads to an overall and protracted disinterest in the specific forms of Ostrogothic society and in work that most documents it, Cassiodorus’ Variae. 2023-05-02T04:09:23Z 2023-05-02T04:09:23Z 2023-05-01T13:37:39Z 2022 chapter ONIX_20230501_9788855186643_15 2704-6079 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62599 9788855186643 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/99645 eng Reti Medievali E-Book open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/62599/1/chapter-36868.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/62599/1/chapter-36868.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-5518-664-3.04 10.36253/978-88-5518-664-3.04 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9788855186643 18 Florence open access
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Chapter Ostrogoths vs. Franks: Imagining the Past in the Middle Ages
title Chapter Ostrogoths vs. Franks: Imagining the Past in the Middle Ages
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title_fullStr Chapter Ostrogoths vs. Franks: Imagining the Past in the Middle Ages
title_full_unstemmed Chapter Ostrogoths vs. Franks: Imagining the Past in the Middle Ages
title_short Chapter Ostrogoths vs. Franks: Imagining the Past in the Middle Ages
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topic Middle Ages
Communal Age
Carolingian Age
Florence
Giovanni Villani
Walahfrid Strabo
Cassiodorus
Franks
Ostrogoths
Political Use of History
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Carolingian Age
Florence
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Walahfrid Strabo
Cassiodorus
Franks
Ostrogoths
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