Castles, Castra and Fortresses during the Kingdom of Leon Expansion. Power and Roles within the Mountains of Leon and the Távora-Côa Watershed (10th and 11th Centuries)

It is considered a comparative study of castles within the mountains of Leon and the Távora-Côa watershed from 10th to middle 11th Centuries. Two areas which  had in common their recognition to the authority regnante in Legione from the second decade of 10th Century. A political reality whose unifor...

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Main Author: Daniel JUSTO SÁNCHEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2018-07-01
Series:Studia Historica. Historia Medieval
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_H_Historia_Medieval/article/view/16002
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description It is considered a comparative study of castles within the mountains of Leon and the Távora-Côa watershed from 10th to middle 11th Centuries. Two areas which  had in common their recognition to the authority regnante in Legione from the second decade of 10th Century. A political reality whose uniformity was supported by structuralist historiography, although it only can be appreciated if we consider texts emanated from central power in a literal way. Utilizing writing sources from the period combined with the deficient archaeological register, we try to alight on functions castles in these regions could have. At the same time, typology and identity of powers who were acting from all these centres are questioned.
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spellingShingle Daniel JUSTO SÁNCHEZ
Castles, Castra and Fortresses during the Kingdom of Leon Expansion. Power and Roles within the Mountains of Leon and the Távora-Côa Watershed (10th and 11th Centuries)
Studia Historica. Historia Medieval
reino de león
portugal
montaña leonesa
castillos
territorialidad
espacios de poder
title Castles, Castra and Fortresses during the Kingdom of Leon Expansion. Power and Roles within the Mountains of Leon and the Távora-Côa Watershed (10th and 11th Centuries)
title_full Castles, Castra and Fortresses during the Kingdom of Leon Expansion. Power and Roles within the Mountains of Leon and the Távora-Côa Watershed (10th and 11th Centuries)
title_fullStr Castles, Castra and Fortresses during the Kingdom of Leon Expansion. Power and Roles within the Mountains of Leon and the Távora-Côa Watershed (10th and 11th Centuries)
title_full_unstemmed Castles, Castra and Fortresses during the Kingdom of Leon Expansion. Power and Roles within the Mountains of Leon and the Távora-Côa Watershed (10th and 11th Centuries)
title_short Castles, Castra and Fortresses during the Kingdom of Leon Expansion. Power and Roles within the Mountains of Leon and the Távora-Côa Watershed (10th and 11th Centuries)
title_sort castles castra and fortresses during the kingdom of leon expansion power and roles within the mountains of leon and the tavora coa watershed 10th and 11th centuries
topic reino de león
portugal
montaña leonesa
castillos
territorialidad
espacios de poder
url https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_H_Historia_Medieval/article/view/16002
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