Les cris de guerre « Guyenne ! » et « Saint Georges ! ».
How the War Cries “Guyenn !” and “Saint Georges !” are the expression of a political identity in the Anglo-Gascon dukedom of Aquitaine. The war cry “Guyenne !” can be found in documents from the early 12th to the 16th century. While it originally simply served as a feudal rally cry for the troops...
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| Lingua: | Français |
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2006
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | How the War Cries “Guyenn !” and “Saint Georges !” are the expression of a
political identity in the Anglo-Gascon dukedom of Aquitaine.
The war cry “Guyenne !” can be found in documents from the early 12th to the 16th
century. While it originally simply served as a feudal rally cry for the troops of the
Dukes of Aquitaine, it turned into the sign of the Gascon fighters’ determination to
maintain an autonomous dukedom of Aquitaine (or Guyenne) during the period of
Anglo-Gascon union from the 13th to the 15th century. In the 14th century wars led
alongside the English gradually led the Gascons, who were the King of England’s
subjects, to take over their war cry “St Georges!” next to their own war cry
“Guyenne !”, but always after it, which is evidence that in their eyes asserting the
existence of Guyenne came first. The consequences of this long-standing association
could be felt during the rebellion against the gabelle (or salt tax) in 1548 when the
Bordeaux rebels carried the St Georges flag while shouting “Guyenne ! Guyenne !”. |
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