Toward an Appraisal of the Wealth of the Ottonian Kings of Germany, 919–1024
David S. Bachrach
Specialists in the political history of early medieval German kingdom consistently present royal government as primitive, particularly comparison with considerable administrative achievements their Carolingian predecessors. An important element this primitivist model is contention that kings Ottonian dynasty (919-1024) lacked wherewithal or even desire to manage fisc, panoply properties and others sources wealth they inherited from Carolingians. Instead, are presented requiring a constant flow plunder tribute, derived war, reward followers maintain own dominant position realm. This study seeks test theory backwardness through an investigation size scope fiscal resources, hence wealth, Germany tenth eleventh century. It finds did no...
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