Wawrzyniec Kowalski

Section 14.: One crown, many ethnicities. The multi-ethnic political communities of medieval Europe

In my presentation, I would like to look at the understanding of ethnicity in medieval texts from the eastern Adriatic coast, primarily in "The Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja" and the "History of the Bishops of Salona and Split" of Thomas the Archdeacon. I would like to discuss the way in which medieval narratives depicted different peoples and ethnic groups, taking into account stereotypical elements or the use of topoi when portraying otherness.