S1 E9 - Franks and Native Spaniards on the Medieval Camino de Santiago

24/08/2023 31 min
S1 E9 - Franks and Native Spaniards on the Medieval Camino de Santiago

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Episode Synopsis

This episode discusses the burgos of medieval Pamplona as a means to explore the complex state of relations between Franks and native people in pilgrim towns along the Camino de Santiago in Spain. It will also explain how tension between these groups was enflamed by the notion of Frankish cultural superiority which was propagated through stories about Charlemagne and native Spaniards. 

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