Components of Westeuropean Feudalism in the Writings of Anna Komnene Cover Image

Komponente zapadnoevropskog feudalizma u delu Ane Komnine
Components of Westeuropean Feudalism in the Writings of Anna Komnene

Author(s): Marko Drašković
Subject(s): History
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU
Keywords: feudalism; Anna Komnene; westeuropean feudalism; hommage; vassal`s oath of fealty; “ordinary” vassal; liege vassal; feudal curia; feudal consilium; feudal primogeniture; ordeal by battle; count; sergeant; constable; chevalier;

Summary/Abstract: In her “Alexiad”, Anna Komnene had left various fragmented statements from wich we noticed her knowledge of many components of westeuropean feudalism. By reciprocal comparison of Anna’s statements and by analysis of separate Anna’s statements on the ground of westeuropean feudalism’s erudition, we managed to prove, notice or verify Anna’s knowledge of the following components: hommage, vassal`s oath of fealty, “ordinary” vassal, liege vassal, feudal curia, feudal consilium, feudal primogeniture, ordeal by battle, count, sergeant, constable, chevalier. Also, we tried to establish the concrete details wich Anne had known about each of these components.

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 42
  • Page Range: 35-44
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Serbian