Vita Ædwardi Regis
The Vita Ædwardi Regis qui apud West Monasterium Requiescit (Life of King Edward who rests at Westminster ), simply as a Vita Ædwardi Regis is a biography of the English king Edward the Confessor, which was written by an unknown author around the year 1067. Contracting Authority of Scripture was the Anglo- Saxon royal widow Edith of Wessex, was the sister of the immediate successor Harald Godwinson throne at the same time. The work was written at least in part, after the conquest of England by the Norman Duke William. The author is unknown. However, it is certainly a member of the household of Queen Edith, who came from Flemish. Possible candidates are Goscelin and Folcard, both monks of Saint compartment Bertin in Saint- Omer.
The text consists of two parts. The first deals with England in the decades before the Norman conquest in 1066. It's also detailed the activities of the Godwin family, who belonged to Edith of Wessex, the daughter of Earl Godwin. The second part deals with the holiness of King Edward. It is likely that the two parts were originally planned independently. The first part is a secular history, while the second part is dominated more hagiographic.
Time of origin
The historian Frank Barlow referred to the dating of the Vita to be relatively simple. The last historical event to which reference is made in the text, is the Battle of Hastings in October 1066 and the work on the text must have been completed before the deposition of Archbishop Stigand and the death of the King Widow Edith. The two events fall within the year 1070 and 1075th Edith of Wessex, which is discussed as a possible Contracting Authority of the Bayeux Tapestry, was create with the Vita a work in particularly her husband Edward, her father Godwin of Wessex and her brothers were Tostig and Harald Godwinson celebrated. As a model for the order of the Queen probably served a Vita, which allowed to submit its predecessor Emma of Normandy with Encomium Emmae Reginae. The author of the Vita had access to information that is understandable only for a member of the royal household. There are indications that the first part was still partially written during the lifetime of King Edward. He plays in the first band is still a relatively minor role, far larger parts are Edith, her father and brothers dedicated. After the events in 1066, in which Edith's brother Harald ascended to the throne after Edward's death, successfully completed a Scandinavian attack at the Battle of Stamford Bridge fended off a few weeks later but succumbed to the attack of the Norman Duke and together with two of his brothers in battle fell from Hastings, to which William the Conqueror ascended the English throne, the work on the first tape was probably canceled and incorporated later in a more dedicated to King Edward band.
The second part of the Vita is relatively short and identifies a number of miracles or wonderful style events underscore the sanctity of Edward. This part was written with great certainty before Archbishop Stigand was deposed. The historian Frank Barlow holds a formation in 1067 is likely.