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Course: Medieval Wars: Theory and Practice

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Course title Medieval Wars: Theory and Practice
Course code KHI/HMME
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Peřinová Markéta
  • Leonte Florin, Ph.D.
Course content
This course introduces students to the history of medieval warfare in both East and West from the end of the Roman Empire to the late fifteenth century. Using both primary sources and modern scholarship, the course examines how medieval war was fought and why it mattered, covering strategy and tactics, military organization and combatants (from raiders to knights and crusaders), fortifications and technology, diplomacy, and the influence of religion. Equal attention is given to war's broader consequences, including its effects on civilians and on medieval social, political, and economic life. Alongside building a coherent foundation in medieval military history, students will develop core historical skills like close reading and analysis of sources.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
This course introduces students to the history of medieval warfare in both East and West from the end of the Roman Empire to the late fifteenth century. Using both primary sources and modern scholarship, the course examines how medieval war was fought and why it mattered, covering strategy and tactics, military organization and combatants (from raiders to knights and crusaders), fortifications and technology, diplomacy, and the influence of religion. Equal attention is given to war's broader consequences, including its effects on civilians and on medieval social, political, and economic life. Alongside building a coherent foundation in medieval military history, students will develop core historical skills like close reading and analysis of sources.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature


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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2023_S24) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA25) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2023) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA25) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2023_N24) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 05.01.2026 23:53. Data created for academic year 2025/2026