Dead Kings and National Myths: Why Myths of Founding and Martyrdom Are Important

Dead Kings and National Myths: Why Myths of Founding and Martyrdom Are Important

Sabrina Ramet (Political Science, The Norwegian University of Science &Technology)
Wednesday, March 2 / 4:00 PM
Lane Room, 3rd floor Ellison Hall

The lecture will focus on Prince Lazar of Serbia, King Arthur of the Celts, and King Olav of Norway, with a passing reference to King Stephen of Hungary, showing what difference myths have made in the past and, in the Serbian case, in the present.
Sponsored by IHC’s Identity Studies RFG.