History and Memory in the Carolingian WorldThe writing and reading of history in the early Middle Ages form the key themes of this book. The primary focus is on the remarkable manifestations of historical writing in relation to historical memory in the Frankish kingdoms of the eighth and ninth centuries. It considers the audiences for history in the Frankish kingdoms, the recording of memory in new genres including narrative histories, cartularies and Libri memoriales, and thus particular perceptions of the Frankish and Christian past. It analyses both original manuscript material and key historical texts from the Carolingian period, a remarkably creative period in the history of European culture. |
Contents
Introduction History and memory in the Carolingian world | 1 |
Carolingian history books | 28 |
Paul the Deacons Historia langobardorum and the Franks | 60 |
The Carolingians on their past | 84 |
Politics and History | 120 |
Kingship and the writing of history | 133 |
Social memory commemoration and the book | 156 |
History and memory in early medieval Bavaria | 174 |
The reading of history at Lorsch and St Amand | 186 |
Texts authority and the history of the church | 218 |
Christianity as history | 245 |
Conclusion History and its audiences in the Carolingian world | 265 |
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Common terms and phrases
abbot Annales regni francorum BAV pal Bavaria Bede Bede's Berlin Bischoff bishop BnF lat Cambridge canon law Carloman Carolingian period Carolingian world cartularies chapter Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald Christian Chronicle church codex codices Collectio compilation contemporary context copies court culture discussion dissemination early medieval early middle ages ecclesiastical eighth century Einhard entries Eusebius Eusebius-Rufinus extant Francia Frankish annals Frankish history Franks Fredegar Fulda Geschichte Gregory of Tours Hannover Historia ecclesiastica Historia langobardorum Historia tripartita historiography history books Italy king Kurze late antique Latin Leiden Liber historiae francorum Liber pontificalis Liber vitae Lombard Lorsch Louis the Pious manuscript McKitterick memory Merovingian Mittelalter monastery narrative ninth century ÖNB cod Oxford Paolo Diacono Paris particular past Paul the Deacon Pippin political Pope recorded Reimitz Roman Rome Royal Frankish Annals Rufinus Salzburg scribes script St Amand St Gallen Studien Studies surviving trans Vienna Vita Karoli