medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
most of DuCange is available on-line --albeit in a somewhat clunky format-- on
the Gallica site:
http://gallica.bnf.fr
it's even possible to download the massive .pdf files and burn them onto a
CD.
though that's Tedious in the Extreme to do.
c
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From: Charles Giguere <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [M-R] Martyr
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Thanks for all the answers to my question, and especially thank you, Meg.
> It never occurred to me to check Du Cange.
> Bernadette
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> I believe that Du Cange gives two definitions of martyr;
> first, "one who suffers death for Christ and the Christian faith"
> second, one who is slain "by brigands or impious men." I actually
> for once appear to have a reference for this, Glossarium Mediae et Infimae
> Latinitatis 4:291-2.
> Even in the middle ages, there was a tendency to apply the term
> "martyr" to those who had died violently and (in the eyes of
> the writer) unjustly, for example English royalty killed by
> their relatives, cf. Rollason, "The Cults of Murdered Royal Saints in
> Anglo-Saxon England" in Anglo-Saxon England 11 (1983) 1-22. I believe
also
> Boris and Gleb fall into this category.
> Meg
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