| Autor: |
Suñé Arce, Josep |
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Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean; Apr2019, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p35-49, 15p |
| Abstrakt: |
Arabic sources recall the tenth and early eleventh centuries as the time when Andalusian armies achieved their greatest military triumphs over the Christian kingdoms and counties of northern Iberia. Some of those victories were truly spectacular and their like would never happen again. However, this view is also the result of the concealment, justification, and minimisation of defeats, as well as of the exaggeration of the successes achieved. This follows from a critical reading of Muslim chronicles and from the study of the data provided by Latin sources. The present article discusses some of the aforementioned practices of chroniclers and analyses whether the image offered by Arab compilers overstated the true military potential of the Umayyad Andalusian Caliphate. It concludes that caliphal armies were already showing some alarming signs of weakness during this period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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