8-10世纪萨克森战争叙事的两种取向析论

An Analysis of Two Narrative Approaches for the Saxon Wars in the 8-10th Centuries

萨克森战争历来因历时之长及其与查理曼的关系而备受史家文人关注,法兰克人和萨克森人在不同的时代反复对其进行书写,构建起各自的叙事。尽管因撰述者的身份立场与时代背景导致叙事有一定差异,但总体上可依其基调分为法兰克叙事和萨克森叙事两类。两类叙事实质上有着基于相同价值观的叙事逻辑,法兰克人寻求统治权的合理性、合法性和正当性依据,萨克森人寻求发展不受限的支撑,二者都是为了维持或者壮大自身实力,某种程度上可以将其视作对话语权的攫取。

The Saxon Wars have attracted the attention of historians and literati for its long duration and its connection with Charlemagne.The Franks and Saxons in different eras have repeatedly written about the wars to construct their own narratives.Taken that each narrative has its own features,in general,however,these narratives can be categorized into Franks’narrative and Saxons’narrative.The two narratives employed essentially the same logic based on same values.The Franks emphasized their own rationality,legitimacy,and justification for dominance,while the Saxons addressed unrestricted rights for development.Both are aimed at maintaining or enhancing their own strength.After all,two kinds of narratives are competing over power of speech.