medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John Dillon wrote:
>
> Let's not be overhasty. How do know that none of those Bergknappen
> mentioned in a couple of the sites that Herwig pointed to were below
> the age of majority in Carinthia at whenever it was that the story of
> the sons' murders became part of the tradition of Hemma von Gurk?
That's a bit problematic - it could well have been the 16th century,
presumably about the time that Bergknappen became aufständisch.
Not even "Catholic Online" really believes it:
"Despite the above legend, scholars believe she was of the Friesach family
rather than William and that her son was killed in a battle twenty years
after the death of her husband, Count William of Sanngan, about the year
1015, and it was at this time that she began her foundations."
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=272
John Briggs
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