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The gesta Normannorum ducum of William of Jumièges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni / edited and translated by Elisabeth M.C. van Houts. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- William, of Jumièges
- Series:
- Oxford medieval texts.
- Oxford scholarly editions online.
- Oxford medieval texts
- Oxford medieval texts The gesta Normannorum ducum of William of Jumiáeges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni
- Standardized Title:
- Gesta Normannorum ducum. English
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History--Norman period, 1066-1154.
- Great Britain.
- Normandy (France)--History--To 1515.
- Normandy (France).
- Normans--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Normans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 v. ) ill. ;
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Gesta Normannorum Ducum is one of the most important sources for the history of Normandy and England in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and contains the earliest prose account of the Norman Conquest. It was written by a succession of authors, the first of whom was William of Jumieges, who wrote for William the Conqueror. Later writers, such as Orderic Vitalis (d. c.1142) and Robert of Torigni (d. 1186), interpolated and extended the chronicle as far as King Henry I (1100-1135). The later accretions reveal much not only about changing attitudes towards the Norman invasion of England, but also about views of the early Viking foundation of Normandy. Elisabeth van Houts's two-volume edition is based on a study of all forty-seven extant manuscripts of the Gesta, including the earliest surviving copy of c. 1100, hitherto unknown. The full original text of William of Jumieges is supplied, as well as the integral text of the subsequent revisions and additions. Volume I contains Dr van Houts's introduction to the whole work, together with the text and translation of books i-iv. Books v-viii will appear in Volume II.; The edition forms an important contribution to our understanding of Anglo-Norman politics.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Introduction and books I-IV
- v. 2. Books V-VIII.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 11, 2019).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-187768-9
- 1-280-80651-6
- OCLC:
- 1027203412
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