Of Palaces, Hunts, and Pork Roast: Deciphering the Last Chapters of the Capitulary of Quierzy (a. 877)
Martin Gravel
Politics depends on personal contacts. This is true in today’s world, and it was certainly early medieval states. Even the Carolingian empire, largest Western polity of period, power depended relations built In an effort to nurture such necessary relationships, sovereign moved with his court, within a network important political “communication centres”; ninth century, foremost among these were palaces, along certain cities religious sanctuaries. And thus, contemporaneous sources, Latin term palatium often designates not merely royal residence but king’s entourage, through metonymic displacement that shows importance palatial grounds defining meeting spaces both physical relational: coming palace, one could hope see hear sovereign. why research movements kings (Itinerarforschung) has been vital recent historiography. It also justifies considerable efforts invested study sites (Pfalzforschung), notably archaeology. coheres central role concept ‘proximity king’ (Königsnähe)
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