Annales Fuldenses
The Annales Fuldenses or Annals of Fulda are
Carolingian rule in East Francia with the accession of the child-king, Louis III, in 900. Throughout this period they are a near contemporary record of the events they describe and a primary source for Carolingian historiography. They are usually read as a counterpart to the narrative found in the West Frankish Annales Bertiniani
.
Authorship and manuscripts
The Annals were composed at the
Liutbert, Archbishop of Mainz, and is written from a Franconian perspective and are partisan to Liutbert and the kings he served. The Bavarian continuation was probably written in Regensburg until 896 and thereafter in Niederalteich
. A new edition is eagerly awaited.
Sources
The years 714 to 830 are largely based on the Annals of Lorsch (703–803, including continuations). After that date the Annals of Fulda are relatively independent.
Content
The events recorded in the annals include the death of Louis the Pious and the subsequent dividing of the Frankish Empire into three parts at the
Vikings
in the Frankish Empire from 845 onward. Other events recorded in the Annales include various 'miraculous' events such as comets, earthquakes, and disease. The annals end in 901, a year after the succession of Louis the Child.
Importance
Along with the Annales Bertiniani (Annals of Saint-Bertin), the West Frankish narratives of the same events, the Annals of Fulda are the principal historical primary source for ninth-century Carolingian studies.
See also
References
- ISBN 9780719034589.
- The Annals of the Holy Roman Empire. The Annals of Fulda: The Annals of Fulda parts 1-5 (714-901 A.D.), The Funeral Annals of Fulda (992 A.D.), The Oldest Annals of Fulda (742-922 A.D.) transl. and annotated by Grzegorz Kazimierz Walkowski (Walkowski,Bydgoszcz,2014)ISBN 978-83-930932-6-7
- Catholic Encyclopedia: "Rudolf of Fulda."