Fenômenos climáticos endógenos nas intertextualidades das crônicas do Atlântico Norte (séculos VII – XII)

Authors

  • Kauê Junior Neckel UFRGS - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Abstract: The chronicles of the North Atlantic document climatic phenomena such as cyclones, floods, rains, and droughts, reflecting medieval chroniclers’ concerns about the interaction between communities and the environment. We analyze these descriptions through the lens of intertextuality in a connected perspective. We explore textual patterns among six chronicles: the Chronicle of Ireland (c. 740–911), the Annals of Wales (c. 447–955), the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (c. 890–1154), the Royal Frankish Annals (c. 741–829), the Annals of St. Bertin (c. 830–882), and the Annals of Ulster (c. 911–1489). We use the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) as a model to identify climatic variability. Our analysis reveals periods of extreme climatic phenomena in the chronicles, suggesting positive and negative NAO phases between the 8th and 12th centuries. We conclude that the modern NAO model can be adapted to medieval chroniclers’ records to challenge the traditional notion of a ‘Medieval Warm Period’ between c. 900 and 1300 preceding a ‘Little Ice Age’ between c. 1300 and 1800.

Keywords: North Atlantic Oscillation; intertextualities; climatic phenomena.

Author Biography

Kauê Junior Neckel, UFRGS - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Professor de História no IFSC - Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina (campus Chapecó)

Doutor pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da UFRGS - Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul.

Published

2025-04-12

How to Cite

Junior Neckel, K. (2025). Fenômenos climáticos endógenos nas intertextualidades das crônicas do Atlântico Norte (séculos VII – XII). Revista Diálogos Mediterrânicos, (27), 36–57. Retrieved from https://dialogosmediterranicos.com.br/RevistaDM/article/view/490

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Section

Dossiê "Sociedades conectadas e intertextualidades na Antiguidade e no Medievo"