Violence and Passion at Court: Brunhilda, a Visigothic Princess

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Published: Dec 19, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14232/actahisp.2020.25.137-152
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Brunhilda, Visigothic Kingdom, Merovingian Kingdoms, Sigebert

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Emőke Horváth
Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2900-1456

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The study focuses on the figure of a famous Visigothic Princess and analyzes why the Brunhilda image of the 6th cuentury’s authors reflects a much more favorable portrait of the queen than the works of subsequent authors. The author is looking for the answer to what might have led to such a great change in the Queen's judgment, did her own actions provide a basis for changing the authors ’judgment, or did other motives contribute to painting the picture darker?


 

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Horváth, E. (2020). Violence and Passion at Court: Brunhilda, a Visigothic Princess. Acta Hispanica, 25, 137–152. https://doi.org/10.14232/actahisp.2020.25.137-152
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Vol. 25 (2020): Acta Hispanica Tomus XXV
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Emőke Horváth, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary

Emőke Horváth is an Associate Professor and head of the Latin American Studies Research Group at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest. She is specialized in medieval and Latin American history. Her researches focus on the Visigothic history and  Cuban Studies, mainly the history of the Cuban Revolution, the State and Church relations in this period and the identity problems of the Caribbean region. She has edited several books and published numerous articles related to Visigothic history and Cuban and Latin American Studies.

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Received 2020-11-04
Accepted 2020-11-13
Published 2020-12-19

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