In the previous episodes we have explored fama and some of its component parts such as rumors, reputation and public opinion. We have dealt with these from a mainly theoretical angle, but the idea is to employ them on the situation in medieval Denmark from c. 1240-1340. However, I am well aware that most listeners will have a limited knowledge of Danish history. Therefore, in this episode I shall take the listener on a tour of the history of high medieval Denmark. So tune in and listen to a story of the rise and fall of a royal dynasty, of regicides and of conspiracies.

Host: Thomas K. Heebøll-Holm, associate professor of Medieval History at the University of Southern Denmark (Odense) and head of the research project “Fama in Medieval Denmark (c. 1240-1340): Rumors, Reputation and Public Opinion” https://www.sdu.dk/da/om-sdu/institutter-centre/iks/forskning/forskningsprojekter/fama

The project and show is supported by the Carlsberg Foundation.

Podcast editor and producer: Sebastian Kirkgaard Nielsen

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There is very literature on medieval Denmark in English, but Jensen Kurt Villads and Kirsi Salonen. Scandinavia in the Middle Ages 900-1550 - Between Two Oceans (2023) is a useful introduction.

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