4th International Conference

Society for the Medieval Mediterranean

University of Lincoln, 13-15 July 2015

“Law, Custom and Ritual in the Medieval Mediterranean”

SUBMISSION FORM

DEADLINE: October 18, 2014

NAME Judit
SURNAME Gál
INSTITUTION Eötvös Loránd University
ADDRESS H-1088, Budapest, Hungary, Múzeum krt. 6-8.
EMAIL galjudit88@gmail.com

1) If you wish to submit a PROPOSAL for a 20 minute PAPER, please specify the
following:

PAPER TITLE
The Rituals of the Hungarian Royal Visits in Dalmatia in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

PAPER ABSTRACT (max 300 words)

The Kingdom of Hungary extended its territory to Croatia and Dalmatia in 1102. Coloman the
Hungarian king was crowned in Biograd as the new king of Croatia and Dalmatia at that time,
and he seized Split, Trogir, and Zadar in 1105. During the reign of the Árpád dynasty, in the next
two centuries, the major question for the kings of Hungary was how to keep Dalmatia on their
side against Byzantium and Venice. Dalmatia had a special place and role within the Kingdom of
Hungary: the coastal towns enjoyed great autonomy and the kings or dukes of Hungary claimed
to secure the loyalty of the towns peacefully with generosity and royal donations. Unlike the
other parts of the country, Dalmatia hardly enjoyed the kings’ or dukes’ presence during the
examined period. Therefore, the royal and princely visits in the coastal lands were extraordinary
events and played an important and special role in the royal policy. This presentation will
examine the rituals which happened during the royal and princely visits. I will analyze the royal
and princely entries, the rituals of gift-giving, and the royal oaths from the twelfth and thirteenth
centuries. The focus will be on the ritual sites, the symbolic and practical role of the rituals and
their purposes in the social context of the Dalmatian towns.
2) If you wish to organize a PANEL of THREE 20 minute PAPERS, please specify the
following:

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PANEL COORDINATOR
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Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

3) If you wish to organize a ROUND TABLE, please specify the following:

TITLE

MODERATOR

PARTICIPANTS

If your paper, panel or round table are accepted, please specify below whether you need
any kind of Audio-Visual equipment: I will need a projector for the presentation.

Please, complete and submit this form by 18 October 2014, to:

smmconference2015@gmail.com
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