tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post1639359674355024720..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Sibling Relations in the Medieval WorldDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-50465462551579642202015-04-20T02:33:44.875-07:002015-04-20T02:33:44.875-07:00Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine's sons fight...Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine's sons fighting each other were not the isolated case. In medieval Poland we had our share of intrafamilial conflicts, usually between brothers hungry for power and lands, but also between fathers and sons. The father-son clashes occured also in Germany, so Henry II and his Devil's Brood were not the only ones :-)Katarzyna Ogrodnik-Fujcikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415905019122111675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-67369952498780392812015-04-17T02:21:43.799-07:002015-04-17T02:21:43.799-07:00Actually I always felt the other way. To me it see...Actually I always felt the other way. To me it seemed that the love between medieval siblings of high birth was very calculated given what was at stake (a throne or inheritance). You have mentioned Simon de Monfort. He had brother too but they didn't seem to be close at all. Simon as the youngest had to find his own fortunes and his brother didn't help him. Also lineage and the importance of ancestors played great role in forging and breaking ties between family members. If the family stuck together it was to keep the lineage going, to keep the lands in their hands and increase their power-base. As you've indicated yourself when stakes were high, son would go against father, brother would blind brother, uncle would kill a nephew. The significance of ancestors in todays mixed world, and shifted values is sadly no longer relevant and our relationships are not as dramatic for that reason.spagyricshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983119849576690534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-90655300058463669362015-04-16T12:24:41.819-07:002015-04-16T12:24:41.819-07:00Regrettable that it hasn't remained so through...Regrettable that it hasn't remained so through the centuries.Mystic Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593826779432906953noreply@blogger.com