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Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-08-22 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
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Language: en
Pages: 235
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This volume explores the issues of taking, using and being hostages in the Middle Ages. It brings together recent research in the areas of hostages and hostages
Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06-27 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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Language: en
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