Norwegian University of
Science and Technology
Trondheim, 2-4 June 2014
A conference funded by the Research Council of Norway and arranged by the Department of Historical Studies and the Faculty of Humanities at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
The conference aims at breaking fresh ground on the role of subaltern and
lower-status groups who despite their significance have received sparse
attention in the historiography of late antique and medieval warfare. Topics
covered include:
▪
The common
soldier, militias, attendants, and unfree troops
▪
Craftsmen,
engineers, medics and other civilians specialists in war
▪
Women as
actors and victims of war
▪
Policy and
ideology of common people at war
▪ Captives of
war and their role in economy, politics, ideology, and cultural change
