Ottonian Germany: The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg / Edition 1

by David Warner, Simon Maclean

Overview

The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg has long been recognised as one of the most important sources for the history of the tenth and early eleventh centuries, especially for the history of the Ottonian Empire. Thietmar's testimony also has special value because of his geographical location, in eastern Saxony, on the boundary between German and Slavic cultures. He is arguably the single most important witness to the early history of Poland, and his detailed descriptions of Slavic folklore are the earliest on record. This is a very important source in the medieval period, translated here in its entirety for the first time. It relates to an area of medieval studies generally dominated by German scholars, in which Anglo-phone scholars are beginning to make a substantial contribution.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780719049262
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	05/17/2001
Series:	Manchester Medieval Sources
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	446,235
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.89(d)

About the Author

David A. Warner is Associate Professor of History at the Rhode Island School of Design

Table of Contents

Series editor's foreword

Abbreviations

Family trees

Maps

Introduction: Thietmar, Bishop and chronicler

The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg

Book 1

Book 2

Book 3

Book 4

Book 5

Book 6

Book 7

Book 8

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

"Warner's accomplishment is considerable...making an unfamiliar, but important, source accessible and engaging."--Mathew Kuefler, The Historian

"Everyone interested in medieval Germany should be grateful to Warner for making this crucial chronicle readily accessible to an Anglo-phone audience."-- Central European History

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