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4 - The Worst of Weeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2022

Paolo Squatriti
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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In Frankish Europe, some “herbs” seemed more consistently evil than others. This is evident in a curious poem in an anonymous collection of lyrics from the ninth century (judging by the sole manuscript’s handwriting) that recounts the pleasures and dangers of an incongruous pair, navigation and agriculture. The poem is didactic, so uses a large number of obscure, technical Latin words for the benefit of learners.

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Weeds and the Carolingians
Empire, Culture, and Nature in Frankish Europe, AD 750–900
, pp. 101 - 128
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • The Worst of Weeds
  • Paolo Squatriti, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book: Weeds and the Carolingians
  • Online publication: 02 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009072328.006
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  • The Worst of Weeds
  • Paolo Squatriti, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book: Weeds and the Carolingians
  • Online publication: 02 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009072328.006
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  • The Worst of Weeds
  • Paolo Squatriti, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book: Weeds and the Carolingians
  • Online publication: 02 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009072328.006
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