VENGEANCE IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE READINGS IN MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURES: XIII series editor: Paul Edward Dutton This page intentionally left blank V ENGEANCE I N M EDI EVAL EUROPE A R EA DER edited by DANIEL LORD SMAIL and KELLY GIBSON University of Toronto Press Copyright © University of Toronto Press Incorporated 2009 www.utphighereducation.com All rights reserved. The use of any part of this publication reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system, without prior written consent of the publisher – or in the case of photocopying, a licence from Access Copyright (Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency), One Yonge Street, Suite 1900, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1E5 – is an infringement of the copyright law. Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders: in the event of an omission or error, please contact the publisher. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION Vengeance in medieval Europe : a reader / edited by Daniel Lord Smail and Kelly Gibson. (Readings in medieval civilizations and cultures ; 13) Includes index. ISBN 978-1-4426-0126-0 (pbk.).—ISBN 978-1-4426-0134-5 (bound) 1. Revenge—Europe—History—To 1500. 2. Revenge—Political aspects—Europe— History—To 1500. 3. Revenge—Social aspects—Europe—History—To 1500. 4. Revenge—Religious aspects—Christianity. 5. Middle Ages. I. Smail, Daniel Lord .II. Gibson, Kelly, 1982– III. Series: Readings in medieval civilizations and cultures ; 13 KJ147.V45 2009 306.2094'0902 C2009-902850-6 We welcome comments and suggestions regarding any aspect of our publications – please feel free to contact us at
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