What is Peace and Truce of God?
The '''Peace of God''' was a movement begun by [[bishop]]s in southern [[France]] around 990 CE to limit the violence done to property and to the unarmed.<ref>Thomas Head, ''The Peace of God: Social Violence and Religious Response in France Around the Year 1000'' (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1992), p. 4</ref> The [[Carolingian Empire]] had collapsed and the nobles were making war almost all the time. The '''Truce of God''' [[:wikt:extended|extended]] the Peace by setting aside certain days of the week when violence was not allowed.<ref>Adriaan H. Bredero, ''Christendom and Christianity in the Middle Ages'' (Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 1994), p. 110</ref> Where the Peace of God limited violence against the church and the poor, the Truce of God was about preventing fighting between Christians, [[:wikt:especially|especially]] [[knight]]s.<ref>Thomas Head, ''The Peace of God: Social Violence and Religious Response in France Around the Year 1000'' (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1992), p. 7</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|religion|history}} [[Category:Middle Ages]] [[Category:13th-century disestablishments]] [[Category:990s establishments]] [[Category:10th-century establishments in Europe]] [[Category:Establishments in France]]