Remembering St Brictius: Conspiracy, Violence and Liturgical Time in the Danish Massacre of 1002

This article builds upon recent scholarship on the role of church ‘reform’ and the cult of saints in English royal politics around the turn of the second millennium, arguing that the infamous ‘St Brice's Day massacre’ of 13 November 1002 may have been planned for that date in part because of th...

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Main Author: Savill, Benjamin Charles 1988- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2022
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2022, Volume: 73, Issue: 3, Pages: 480-504
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Brictius of Tours 397-444 / Commemoration day / Aethelred II England, King 968-1016 / England / Danish people / Massacre / Geschichte 1002
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
CH Christianity and Society
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KBF British Isles
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