Етничко-регионална, персонално-просопографска и социјална структура нордијских најамника у комнинској Византији

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Drašković, M. (2011). Етничко-регионална, персонално-просопографска и социјална структура нордијских најамника у комнинској Византији, (1), 9-30. Retrieved from https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=762787
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Title

Етничко-регионална, персонално-просопографска и социјална структура нордијских најамника у комнинској Византији

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Author

Marko, Drašković

Journal

Vojnoistorijski glasnik

Volume
Issue

1

Start page

9

End page

30

ISSN

0042-8442

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https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=762787

Date

2011-2021/10/18/11:26:06

Abstract

Summary/Abstract: This study is based on Byzantine, Nordic and Latin sources of 11th and 12th century. The study deals with basic structural questions of Nordic mercenaries who served in Byzantine army during reign of Comnenian Dynasty. First part of study is reconstruction of the presence level of respective Scandinavian ethnic and regional groups in Comnenian army. Second part of study is reconstruction of career and life of several individual mercenaries, known by name in sources. Third part of study is attempt to identify Nordic social classes which took mercenary service in Comnenian Byzantium. Anglosaxon mercenaries are also considered in this study, due to their important role in Nordic mercenary regiment in this period.

Keywords

11th – 12th century, Anglo-Saxons, Byzantine, Comnenian army, historical sources, mercenaries, Nordic, Nordic mercenaries, Scandinavian ethnic groups