Early Medieval Europe· 2026Q2
Morality and the early medieval marketplace in the decrees of the Council of Paris, 829
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The 829 Council of Paris decrees reveal that while markets were important in the early medieval economy, they were also sites where elites exploited non-elites.
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Key points
- The 829 Council of Paris decrees address economic abuses within the Carolingian Empire.
- The decrees indicate that markets were central to the early medieval economy.
- Trading contexts involved both elites and non-elites interacting.
- These interactions often resulted in disadvantages for non-elites.
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Abstract
In summer 829, a group of bishops met at Paris with instructions from Emperor Louis the Pious to discuss the ailments of the Carolingian Empire. The decrees of this council include a series of chapters on economic abuses that collectively represent one of the most important sources on early medieval commercial relations. They shed light on how inequalities of status and power impinged on transactions in diverse ways. This contribution examines the text and its implications in detail, arguing that the Paris decrees emphasize the importance of markets, but also reveal trading contexts where elites and non‐elites mingled, to the detriment of the latter.
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