Prisoners of War in the Albigensian Crusade, 1209-1229

The Albigensian Crusade is generally considered a brutal war because of the manner in which both sides treated the enemy, especially the prisoners. This article analyzes the causes of this apparent absence of war conventions. From the examples taken from the narrative sources, we also describe the d...

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Autor: Alvira Cabrer, Martín
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/104256
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104256
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:94(100)"05/14"
94(4).018
Cruzada Albigense
Prisioneros de guerra
Cautiverio
Guerra medieval
Prisoners of war
Albigensian Crusade
Medieval warfare
Historia medieval
5504.03 Historia Medieval
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Resumo:The Albigensian Crusade is generally considered a brutal war because of the manner in which both sides treated the enemy, especially the prisoners. This article analyzes the causes of this apparent absence of war conventions. From the examples taken from the narrative sources, we also describe the different destinies (captivity, execution, liberation, exchange, rescue ...) that the prisoners of this war faced.