The Grievances of Guitard Isarn, Lord of Caboet. Translation, dating and interpretation

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  • Josep Maria Salrach Marès Institut d'Estudis Catalans

Keywords:

Catalonia, Catalan, feudalism, grievances, claims, violence, justice.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to show how the famous inventory of grievances or Memorial de Greuges of Guitard Isarn, Lord of Caboet, which was assumed to have been written between 1080 and 1095, was actually written in late 1105 or early 1106. Guitard’s “sacramental will” (testament sagramental) and the inventory itself have been fundamental in justifying this change in date. In this respect, the translation of the inventory into modern Catalan, which is provided, should be seen as proof of the altered date, especially given what can be read at the end of the text. The paper concludes with a brief and intentionally limited interpretation of this document’s significance, which is considered to illustrate the conflicts arising due to the distribution of surpluses among the lords and their vassals.

Keywords: Catalonia, Catalan, feudalism, grievances, claims, violence, justice.

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Salrach Marès, J. M. (2021). The Grievances of Guitard Isarn, Lord of Caboet. Translation, dating and interpretation. Butlletí De La Societat Catalana d’Estudis Històrics, (31), 503–517. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/BSCEH/article/view/148740

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No. 31 (2020)

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