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« L’étranger en Bretagne à la fin du Moyen Âge »

Lecture in Guémené-sur-Scorff
  • Conference from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. In the Middle Ages, Brittany welcomed many foreigners. Some just pass through, but others stay there for a long time and end up staying there, or even blend into Breton society. From these contacts, sometimes ambivalent attitudes arise. Indeed, depending on the circumstances and the place, the foreigner may be welcomed, controlled, suspected or hated. What status has he been granted? Did the authorities tend to integrate or exclude? What representations...
    Conference from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. In the Middle Ages, Brittany welcomed many foreigners. Some just pass through, but others stay there for a long time and end up staying there, or even blend into Breton society. From these contacts, sometimes ambivalent attitudes arise. Indeed, depending on the circumstances and the place, the foreigner may be welcomed, controlled, suspected or hated. What status has he been granted? Did the authorities tend to integrate or exclude? What representations accompany the image of the other? This richly illustrated conference will answer these questions. Free participation. Organized by the Kastell Kozh association.