Flodoard

Flodoard of Reims (* 894 in Epernay, † March 28 966 Reims ) was a West Frankish chronicler.

Life

Flodoard studied at Reims and became a canon at the city's cathedral. As such, he was confidant of the Archbishops Herive and Seulf. 936 he was sent by the Archbishop of Reims Artold to Rome, where he was ordained a priest by Pope Leo VII. While the dispute between Hugh of Vermandois and Artold to the Archbishop dignity he stood at the side Artolds and went twice his benefice forfeited and was placed temporarily for five months under house arrest. After the Universal Synod of Ingelheim had confirmed 948 Artold as archbishop, Flodoard was his chief advisor. It has long been assumed that Flodoard withdrew to a monastery in 952 and is very dedicated to his literary work. Recent research refute the entrance as well as an alleged abbot or even a bishop.

Work

His position as archivist of the Archdiocese allowed him, a "history of Reims Cathedral " ( Historia ecclesiae Remensis ) to write, which is considered one of the most important works of the 10th century today. From the sources available to him, he put together his own history, in which he quotes the most originals in full length. Equally important are his created 919-966 annals. They are appreciated as an excellent source for political history and church history of the West Frankish Empire because of their reliability by historians.

Editions and translations

  • Annales Philippe Lauer ( eds. ): Les Annales de Flodoard. Collection of textes pour servir à l' étude et à l' enseignement de l' histoire 39th Paris. Picard, 1905 Available at Internet Archive (Latin with French introduction and footnotes French )
  • Georg Heinrich Pertz et al (eds): Scriptores ( in folio ) 3: Annales, chronica et historiae aevi Saxonici. Hannover 1839, pp. 363-408 ( Monumenta Historica Germaniae, digitized )
  • PL 135 ( Documenta Catholica Omnia )
  • Steven Fanning and Bernard S. Bachrach ( translator's ): The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 919-966. Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures 9 Broadview Press, 2004. ISBN 1-55111-650-2.
  • François Guizot ( translator's ): Siège de Paris par les Normand, poème d' Abbon [etc. ]. Collection of Mémoires relatifs a l' Histoire de France. Paris, 1824. 69-162. Available at Gallica
  • Historia ecclesiae Remensis Martina Stratmann (eds.): Scriptores ( in folio ) 36: Flodoard of Reims, Historia ecclesiae Remensis. Hannover 1998 ( Monumenta Historica Germaniae, digitized )
  • Georg Waitz et al (eds): Scriptores ( in folio ) 13: Supplementa tomorum I- XII, pars I. Hannover 1881, pp. 405-599 ( Monumenta Historica Germaniae, digitized )
  • PL 135 ( Documenta Catholica Omnia )
  • M. Lejeune ( translator's ): Flodoardi Historia Ecclesiae Remensis. Histoire de l' église de Reims. Reims, 1854-1855. Available on Google Books.
  • François Guizot ( translator's ): Histoire de l' Église de Rheims. Collection of Mémoires relatifs a l' Histoire de France. Paris, 1824. Available at Gallica
  • Flodoard: Histoire de l' église de Reims. 2 volumes, ( Sources de l' histoire de France), Paleo 2004, ISBN 2-84909-052-2.
  • Three poems, collectively known as De Triumphis Christ: De triumphis Christ sanctorumque Palaestinae, De triumphis Christ Antiochiae gestis, De triumphis Christi apud Italiam PL 135 ( Documenta Catholica Omnia )
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