Wallace-Hadrill, J. M., ed. and trans., The Fourth Book of the Chronicle of Fredegar with its Continuations (London; Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.)
Text name(s): The Fourth Book of the Chronicle of Fredegar; Fredegarii Chronicorum Liber Quartus cum Continuationibus; Fredegar's Chronicle
Number of pages of primary source text: 121
Author(s):
Dates: 583 - 642
Archival Reference: MS 10910 Paris, Biblioteque Nacional
Original Language(s):
- Latin
Translation:
- Translated into English.
- Original language included.
Translation Comments: The book features facing-page Latin-English translation.
Geopolitical Region(s):
- Europe
- France
County/Region:
Record Types:
- Chronicle, Annals
Subject Headings:
- Historiography
- Early Germanic Peoples: Goths, Franks, etc.
- Royalty / Monarchs
- Nobility / Gentry
- Religion - Institutional Church
- Conversion
- Diplomacy
- War - Military History
- Clergy - Priests, Bishops, Canons
- Government
Apparatus:
- Index
- Bibliography
- Facsimile
- Introduction
Comments:
The Chronicle of Fredegar (d. 660) is the main source for Western European events of the seventh century, a formative period from which few sources survive. Fredegar’s Frankish history relies heavily on Gregory of Tours’s history. Both are universal histories beginning with Creation, but this edition includes only Fredegar’s fourth book, which begins in 583 and features events more contemporary with Fredegar’s life. Although the Chronicle exists in thirty four manuscripts, this edition is based on MS Paris 10910 and includes a facsimile of the manuscript (from the prologue) for those interested in paleography or codicology.
Introduction Summary:
The introduction (pp. ix-lxiii) discusses the chronicle’s content, authorship, composition, language, manuscripts, and editions.
Cataloger: MRG
