Claim of Status and Foreign Customs in the Medieval Funerary Record. Apropos of Two Examples of Cantabria

Description and interpretation of two funerary contexts from 12th-13th Centuries Cantabria: the burials with «golden spurs» in San Martín de Elines and the grave with incense pots in Santa María de la Ascensión of Castro Urdiales. The first case connects with the development of noble cavalry in Cast...

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Main Author: Enrique GUTIÉRREZ CUENCA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2017-07-01
Series:Studia Historica. Historia Medieval
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/Studia_H_Historia_Medieval/article/view/16763
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Summary:Description and interpretation of two funerary contexts from 12th-13th Centuries Cantabria: the burials with «golden spurs» in San Martín de Elines and the grave with incense pots in Santa María de la Ascensión of Castro Urdiales. The first case connects with the development of noble cavalry in Castile in 13th Century, whereas in the second one the reasons for the presence of a funerary custom unconnected with the local tradition are analysed.
ISSN:0213-2060
2445-3595