La guerre des Awans et des Waroux. Une « vendetta » en Hesbaye liégeoise (1297–1335)

The War between the Awans and the Waroux. A “Vendetta” in the Hesbaye of Liège (1297–1335) The war between the Awans and the Waroux has always been viewed as a prototype of an aristocratic family war in the country around Liège. In fact, with the exception of a few contingents of foot soldiers, c...

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Main Author: Masson, Christophe
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Français
Published: 2013
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spelling cairn-RMA_192_0403RMALe Moyen Âge https://shs.cairn.info/revue-le-moyen-age-2013-2-page-403?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rma.192.0403 La guerre des Awans et des Waroux. Une « vendetta » en Hesbaye liégeoise (1297–1335) Masson, Christophe2013 art of warchivalryfamily warlineage solidarityPrincipality of Liègefre Le Moyen Âge | CXIX | 2 | 2013-09-09 | p. 403-448 | 0027-2841 RMA_1922 The War between the Awans and the Waroux. A “Vendetta” in the Hesbaye of Liège (1297–1335) The war between the Awans and the Waroux has always been viewed as a prototype of an aristocratic family war in the country around Liège. In fact, with the exception of a few contingents of foot soldiers, cavalry played a dominant role throughout the conflict. The art of war was beginning to involve a much broader range of weapons, and the people of Hesbaye refused to change their style of combat, or their life style, which were expressions of their status. This attachment to tradition and to the old ways was also found in the mechanisms of lineage solidarity affected by this conflict, which, based on a series of very simple ties (between brothers, cousins, uncles and nephews, and brothers-in-law), structured the Hesbaye nobility. Finally, the conflict did not do away, either quantitively or qualitatively, with the nobility in the country of Liège, as many writers have claimed.Cairn free access
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topic art of war
chivalry
family war
lineage solidarity
Principality of Liège
spellingShingle art of war
chivalry
family war
lineage solidarity
Principality of Liège
Masson, Christophe
La guerre des Awans et des Waroux. Une « vendetta » en Hesbaye liégeoise (1297–1335)
topic_facet art of war
chivalry
family war
lineage solidarity
Principality of Liège
description The War between the Awans and the Waroux. A “Vendetta” in the Hesbaye of Liège (1297–1335) The war between the Awans and the Waroux has always been viewed as a prototype of an aristocratic family war in the country around Liège. In fact, with the exception of a few contingents of foot soldiers, cavalry played a dominant role throughout the conflict. The art of war was beginning to involve a much broader range of weapons, and the people of Hesbaye refused to change their style of combat, or their life style, which were expressions of their status. This attachment to tradition and to the old ways was also found in the mechanisms of lineage solidarity affected by this conflict, which, based on a series of very simple ties (between brothers, cousins, uncles and nephews, and brothers-in-law), structured the Hesbaye nobility. Finally, the conflict did not do away, either quantitively or qualitatively, with the nobility in the country of Liège, as many writers have claimed.
author Masson, Christophe
author_facet Masson, Christophe
author_sort Masson, Christophe
title La guerre des Awans et des Waroux. Une « vendetta » en Hesbaye liégeoise (1297–1335)
title_short La guerre des Awans et des Waroux. Une « vendetta » en Hesbaye liégeoise (1297–1335)
title_full La guerre des Awans et des Waroux. Une « vendetta » en Hesbaye liégeoise (1297–1335)
title_fullStr La guerre des Awans et des Waroux. Une « vendetta » en Hesbaye liégeoise (1297–1335)
title_full_unstemmed La guerre des Awans et des Waroux. Une « vendetta » en Hesbaye liégeoise (1297–1335)
title_sort la guerre des awans et des waroux. une « vendetta » en hesbaye liégeoise (1297–1335)
publishDate 2013
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