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X-WR-CALNAME:Ancient & Medieval Studies Colloquium presents\, Matthew Gabri
 ele "Inside Angelbert was Two Wolves\, Both Feasting on an Early Medieval 
 Empire: Fontenoy\, 841"
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DESCRIPTION:Presented by Matthew Gabriele\,\nProfessor of Medieval Studies 
 \nDepartment of Religion & Culture\, Virginia Tech\n\n \n\nAbstract: At th
 e end of the 8th century\, the Franks under their new Carolingian kings bu
 ilt an empire that spanned Europe and inspired the respect of both emperor
 (s) in Byzantium and caliphs in Baghdad. But by the middle of the next cen
 tury\, the empire was in tatters. In June 841\, a field outside Auxerre (i
 n modern France) lay drenched in blood\, as old friends killed one another
 \, as brother fought brother. This talk will focus on the fateful battle o
 f Fontenoy in June 841 and particularly the account of 1 participant – a
  warrior named Angelbert and the poem he wrote about the battle\, detailin
 g how an empire that seemed so secure\, so tightly bound in its political 
 and cultural consensus\, could be destroyed so quickly by greed and vengea
 nce over a disputed succession to power. Bio: Matthew Gabriele is a profes
 sor of medieval studies at Virginia Tech. His research and teaching cover 
 the European Middle Ages\, ideas of religion and violence\, as well as nos
 talgia and apocalypse. He has written for The Washington Post\, CNN\, Smit
 hsonian Magazine\, and MSNBC\, among others\, and interviews with him have
  appeared on outlets such as The History Channel\, in The New York Times\,
  and on NPR. He’s the author and editor of several academic books and ne
 arly two dozen articles. In addition\, he’s the author\, with David M. P
 erry\, of The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe (Harper Books\
 , 2021)\, and most recently Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers that Shatter
 ed an Empire and Made Medieval Europe (Harper Books\, 2024).  Ancient & Me
 dieval Studies Colloquium\, co-sponsored by Lit@MIT and History at MITMore
  Info: https://ams.mit.edu/
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SUMMARY:Ancient & Medieval Studies Colloquium presents\, Matthew Gabriele "
 Inside Angelbert was Two Wolves\, Both Feasting on an Early Medieval Empir
 e: Fontenoy\, 841"
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 fontenoy-841
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