Slavery in the Early Middle Ages

By c.1100 slavery, which had once been a fundamental structure of the Roman empire, had been displaced across much of Europe by a distinct subjugated status known as serfdom - for reasons much debated by historians. Yet simultaneously other forms of slavery evolved and diversified, including human trafficking along trade routes connecting Christian, 'pagan' and Islamic societies. This course makes sense of these parallel trajectories and explores critical issues, including questions of gender and ethnicity, in the history of slavery c.400-1100. (HIST10474) Credit Level: 10 Year taken: Year 3 or 4 Undergraduate