HIST-281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Albertus Magnus
5 Nov 2020
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He was weak and ruled from 1273 to 1291. His dynasty would control the hre and other european royal houses for centuries. Norman and imperial sicily was a hub of philosophical and scientific translations. Al-andalus conveyed greek and arabic ideas into a latin framework: reconquista. Christian iberian kingdoms like aragon and castile began to conquer al-andalus. The full reconquista and unification of spain didn"t happen till the 15th century: toledo. Christian iberian cities like toledo straddled lines between christian and islamic spheres of influence. Translators and scholars came to toledo: el cid. Another example of boundaries between christian and islamic spain was the folk hero soldier of el cid. He was a christian but his name was sayd. He often fought for muslim rulers: northern europe. New ideas from the south came north to monasteries and universities in cologne and paris. Universities were full of members of the new, quasi-monastic ordes: francis of assisi.
