Lords and Pastors
Lives of German Bishops, 950-1250
Published on 10. March 2026
416 pages
978-1-5261-7542-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents biographies of six bishops from the medieval German empire, translated into English for the first time. The bishop was a ubiquitous figure across medieval Europe, providing leadership to the community of Christians within dioceses and linking day-to-day life to centres of political power and ecclesiastical authority. They were particularly prominent in the kingdom of Germany, where the most powerful churchmen led armies and advised kings. The texts collected here, originating in the tenth to thirteenth centuries, offer readers a lively entree to medieval social, religious and political conditions, as well as fascinating biographical details and information about law, architecture, warfare and government. They have been chosen to illustrate changes in the role of bishop over time; and the individuality, in character and activity, of each figure. -- .
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
1 Maps
File size
0,77 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5261-7542-7 (9781526175427)
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approx. 03/2026
Manchester University Press
€145.50
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Persons
Jonathan Lyon is Professor of History of the High and Late Middle Ages at the University of Vienna, Austria
Simon MacLean is Professor in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews, Scotland -- .
Simon MacLean is Professor in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews, Scotland -- .
Content
Introduction
Jonathan Lyon and Simon MacLean
1 Life of Archbishop Bruno of Cologne
Simon MacLean
2 Life of Bishop Ulrich of Augsburg
Sarah Hamilton
3 Life of Bishop Benno of Osnabrueck
William North and Lisa Wolverton
4 Passion of Archbishop Thiemo of Salzburg
John Eldevik
5 Life of Archbishop Conrad I of Salzburg
Ryan Kemp
6 Life of Archbishop Engelbert of Cologne
Jonathan Lyon
Bibliography -- .
Jonathan Lyon and Simon MacLean
1 Life of Archbishop Bruno of Cologne
Simon MacLean
2 Life of Bishop Ulrich of Augsburg
Sarah Hamilton
3 Life of Bishop Benno of Osnabrueck
William North and Lisa Wolverton
4 Passion of Archbishop Thiemo of Salzburg
John Eldevik
5 Life of Archbishop Conrad I of Salzburg
Ryan Kemp
6 Life of Archbishop Engelbert of Cologne
Jonathan Lyon
Bibliography -- .
