Slavery in Árpád-era Hungary in a comparative context / / by Cameron Sutt.

• Superior document: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, Volume 31
• VerfasserIn: Sutt, Cameron M. 1969-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; Volume 31.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In Slavery in Árpád-era Hungary in a Comparative Context , Cameron Sutt examines servile labour in the first three centuries of the Hungarian kingdom and compares it with dependent labour in Carolingian Europe. Such comparative methodology provides a particularly clear view of the nature of dependent labour in both regions. Using legislation as well as charter evidence, Sutt establishes that lay landlords of Árpádian Hungary frequently relied upon slaves to work their land, but the situation in Carolingian areas was much more complex. The use of slave labour in Hungary continued until the end of the thirteenth century when a combination of economic and political factors brought it to an end.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Árpádian Hungary and the Land -- 3 Servi during the Reign of Stephen i -- 4 Servi during the Reigns of Ladislas i and Coloman -- 5 Servi as Res -- 6 Labour Obligations of Servi and Mancipia -- 7 Servus and Mancipium Families -- 8 The Disappearance of Servi in Hungary -- 9 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Terms.