Brill Law and Language in the Middle Ages: 25 (Medieval Law and Its Practice, 25)

Product Description Law and Language in the Middle Ages investigates the relationship between law and legal practice from the linguistic perspective, exploring not only how legal language expresses and advances power relations but also how the language of law legitimates power. About the Author Jenny Benham is a Lecturer in Medieval History at Cardiff University. Her publications include Peacemaking in the Middle Ages: Principles and Practice (Manchester, 2011) and numerous articles on various aspects of law and diplomatic practice in the period 800-1250. Matthew McHaffie completed his Ph.D. on Power, Lordship, and Landholding in Anjou, c.1000c.1150 in 2014, and is currently a researcher at Kings College London. He has published on law and lordship in France in the central Middle Ages. Helle Vogt is a Professor in Legal History at the University of Copenhagen. Her publications include The Function of Kinship in Medieval Nordic Legislation (Leiden, 2010) and numerous articles on aspects of Nordic legal history.