RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Criminalidad, amparo y licencias de armas en la Castilla de finales del Medievo T2 Criminality, protection and gun licenses in late Middle Ages Castile A1 López Gómez, Óscar K1 licencias de armas K1 Castilla K1 siglo XV K1 violencia K1 criminalidad K1 Consejo Real AB This paper analyses the granting of arms licenses by the Castilian monarchy in the lastyears of the fifteenth century. It refers to issues such as motivations given by the applicants,conditions considered for obtaining them, their relations with development of armed groupsand the role of the judicial system. 345 weapons licenses granted by the Royal Council studiedallow us to approach problem of violence and use of weapons, regulation mechanismsof social conflict and limits of the royal justice in the Castilian Middle Ages. Documentsfor walking with helmets, broaches, daggers or swords put us in an exciting social setting,where coexisted desperation to survive with neighbourhood pressures –honour in the exerciseof revenge– and desire for wealth –that led to forgive a death in exchange for a goodbag of money–. PB Universidad de La Laguna. Servicio de Publicaciones SN 2530-8378 YR 2020 FD 2020 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/21724 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/21724 LA es DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 14-oct-2024