Queenship and Voice in Medieval Northern Europe

This book examines female lordship and the power of the political voice in medieval Northern Europe, focusing on three prominent, foreign-born queens of medieval Scandinavia - Agnes of Denmark (d. 1304), Eufemia of Norway (d. 1312) and Margareta of Denmark/Sweden (d. 1412) - who acted as cultural mediators and initiators of political change.

Author: W. Layher
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/18/2010
Pages: 237
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780230104655

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2011

About the Author
WILLIAM LAYHER is Professor of Medieval German and Medieval Scandinavian Literature at Washington University in St. Louis, USA.