Slavery in Árpád-era Hungary in a comparative context
By: by Cameron Sutt
Series: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789004248335; 9789004301580
Subjects: Landlords; Árpád, House of; Slavery; Labor; Cross-cultural studies; Economic conditions; Carolingians; Social conditions; History
Description: "In Slavery in Árpád-era Hungary in a Comparative Context, Cameron Sutt examines servile labour in the first three centuries of the Hungarian kingdom and compares it with dependent labour in Carolingian Europe. Such comparative methodology provides a particularly clear view of the nature of dependent labour in both regions. Using legislation as well as charter evidence, Sutt establishes that lay landlords of Árpádian Hungary frequently relied upon slaves to work their land, but the situation in Carolingian areas was much more complex. The use of slave labour in Hungary continued until the end of the thirteenth century when a combination of economic and political factors brought it to an end"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Arpadian Hungary and the land; title: Servi during the reign of Stephen I; title: Servi during the reigns of Ladislas I and Coloman; title: Servi as res; title: Labour obligations of servi and mancipia; title: Servus and mancipium families; title: The disappearance of servus in Hungary; title: Conclusions.