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Markus, Kersti,

Visual Culture and Politics in the Baltic Sea Region, 1100-1250 / Kersti Markus. - 1 online resource. - East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; 63 Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004407404 . - East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; 63. Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004407404. .

Focusing on visual sources and the cultural landscape, Kersti Markus offers a fresh perspective on the Baltic crusades in Visual Culture and Politics in the Baltic Sea Region, 1100-1250 . The book examines how visual propaganda was used by the Danish rulers as an instrument in establishing supremacy in the Baltic Sea region. In recent decades, Danish historians have highlighted the central role of the Valdemar dynasty and the bishops supporting them in the Baltic crusades, but visual sources show how the entire society was mentally prepared for a journey with redemption waiting at the end. A New Jerusalem was being built in Scandinavia, and the crusade to Livonia was conducted under the banner of Christ.

ISBN: 9789004426177 9789004426160

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004426177 DOI

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Baltic States--Politics and government.
Civil society--Baltic States.
Political culture--Baltic States.

LC Class. No.: JN6729.A91

Dewey Class. No.: 948.5