Tag: land disputes

  • Bad Habit: A Wrongdoing Abbot in Tenth-Century Burgundy

    Bad Habit: A Wrongdoing Abbot in Tenth-Century Burgundy

    By Fraser McNair Fraser is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of History. His thesis is entitled ‘The development of territorial principalities between the Loire and the Scheldt, 893-99′. Once again, a story from a charter: in this case, from the record of the resolution of a dispute over land. In 997, Bruno, bishop of Langres, arrived at…