The governance of Ottonian Germany in historiographical perspective
Laura Wangerin
Abstract The historiographic tradition for the tenth‐century Saxon Ottonian dynasty has without doubt been influenced by Germany's more recent past. Events in nineteenth and twentieth centuries shaped worldviews of historians both within Germany without. These events also had a direct effect on methodologies employed those studying medieval Germany, helped to suppress interest field non‐German historians. But last decades century, there was kind watershed studies. Historians who remain influential yet today began ask new questions approach with that took work Ottonians directions. Additionally, these approaches have stimulated lively often contentious debates. There is much about government continues puzzle scholars. This article provides sketch some main institutions governance, using as way introduce reader historiography historiographical debates field.
History Compass