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Dudo of Saint-Quentin's Historia Normannorum (Writing History in the Middle Ages)
Benjamin Pohl
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Description for Dudo of Saint-Quentin's Historia Normannorum (Writing History in the Middle Ages)
Hardcover. Interdisciplinary study of one of the most important texts of the Anglo-Norman period. Series: Writing History in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 325 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 838.
Interdisciplinary study of one of the most important texts of the Anglo-Norman period. When Dudo of Saint-Quentin's Historia Normannorum first appeared in or around 1015, written for the then Duke of Normandy, Richard II, Dudo created a text without precedent. By committing the lives and deeds of Richard II'sancestors to written memory for the first time since the foundation of Normandy under the Viking Rollo in 911, Dudo provided the Norman court at Rouen with both an official dynastic historiography and a treasured record of theircollective past. The Historia Normannorum was conceived, from the outset, as an idiosyncratic text ... Read more
Interdisciplinary study of one of the most important texts of the Anglo-Norman period. When Dudo of Saint-Quentin's Historia Normannorum first appeared in or around 1015, written for the then Duke of Normandy, Richard II, Dudo created a text without precedent. By committing the lives and deeds of Richard II'sancestors to written memory for the first time since the foundation of Normandy under the Viking Rollo in 911, Dudo provided the Norman court at Rouen with both an official dynastic historiography and a treasured record of theircollective past. The Historia Normannorum was conceived, from the outset, as an idiosyncratic text ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
838g
Number of Pages
325
Place of Publication
York, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903153543
SKU
V9781903153543
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99-50
About Benjamin Pohl
Faculty of History, University of Cambridge, DAAD Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Reviews for Dudo of Saint-Quentin's Historia Normannorum (Writing History in the Middle Ages)
This is a useful book, supported by wide reading, careful scholarship, and detailed paleographical research, and it should be read by anyone interested in Dudo and his history, or in the study of Norman historiography and memory more generally.
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