van Houts, Elisabeth, trans., The Normans in Europe (Manchester Medieval Sources Series, Manchester: Manchester University Press,2000). ISBN: 719047501 Find this book in a library Read this source online
Charter of King Charles the Simple; History of the Dukes of the Normans; Norman annals; Deeds of the Dukes of the Normans; The Discovery and Miracles of St Vulfran; The Miracles of Coutances; The Plaintsong of William Longsword; Deeds of Count Roger and his brother Duke Robert; The Life of Gruffydd ap Cynan; Saga of Harald Fairhair; Life of Herluin of Bec; Deeds of Duke William; The Miracles of Fécamp; Charters from Rouen cathedral and Saint-Pierre at Préaux; Ecclesiastical History; On the origin of the Crispin family; History of Recent Events; Moriuht poem; Poem for Adela; Song of the Battle of Hastings; Letter to Bishop Geoffrey of Coutances; The Ship List of William the Conqueror; Jephthah poem; Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; History of the English People; The Waltham Chronicle; Life of Wulfstan; Deeds of the Kings of the English; Miracles of St Edmund; Life of Robert the Pious; The Life of St Simon of Vexin; The Short Account of William the Most Noble Count; Life of Louis VI; Deeds of Duke William Aquitaine; Charter of Jumièges, 1012; The Miracles of Sainte-Foy; Life of St William of Volpiano; Treaty between Henry I of England and Robert II of Flanders, 1101; Deeds of Conrad II; Poem on the Deeds of Robert Guiscard; History of the Normans; Pledge to Pope Nicholas II, 1059; Life of Alexius Comnenus; Fourteen Byzantine Rulers (on Robert Crispin); The Conquest of Lisbon
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- Baudry of Bourgueil
- Comnena, Anna
- Dudo of St. Quentin
- Eadmer of Canterbury
- Fulbert of Chartres
- Fulcouis, Belvacensis
- Henry of Huntingdon
- John of Worcester
- Lanfranc of Bec
- Malaterra, Goffredo
- Ordericus Vitalis
- Psellus, Michael
- Raol
- Snorri Sturluson
- Suger of St. Denis
- William of Apulia
- William of Malmesbury
- Wipo of Burgundy
842 - 1120
- Anglo-Norman
- French - Old French
- Latin
- Translated into English
The editor does not specify in which languages the originals were written.
- British Isles
- Byzantium
- England
- Europe
- Flanders
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Middle East
- Scotland
- Spain
- Wales
- Charters, Deeds
- Chronicle, Annals
- Contract
- Letter
- Literature - Verse
- Memoir
- Diplomacy
- Historiography
- Royalty / Monarchs
- Saints
- Vikings
- War - Military History
- Index
- Bibliography
- Introduction
The texts in this collection were written by or concerning the Normans as their influence spread throughout Europe. They show the interactions between Norman society and the cultures that the Normans conquered or came into contact with. The introduction gives a broad overview of the history of the Normans, and illustrates the impact they had on writing.
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The additional materials include maps of Europe, Normandy, Britain, and southern Italy, and genealogical charts for various Norman and Anglo-Saxon families. This text is available online through subscription, which is reasonably priced. Most of the texts in the Manchester Medieval Sources Series are compilations of primary-source materials of varying length.