Historia Francorum qui ceperunt Iherusalem
Author | Raymond of Aguilers |
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Original title | Historia Francorum qui ceperunt Iherusalem |
Translator | John H. and Laurita L. Hill (English) François Guizot (French) |
Country | Kingdom of Jerusalem |
Language | Latin |
Subject | First Crusade |
Genre | chronicle |
Publication date | 1098×1105 |
Pages | ~100 in manuscript[1] |
The Historia Francorum qui ceperunt Iherusalem (
Pons was a knight who died during the crusade in the spring of 1099. Raymond was the chaplain of Count
The Historia Francorum was probably written during the crusade.[3] It presumed to have been completed before 1105, because it does not mention the death of Raymond's patron, the count of Toulouse, in that year. Probably it was substantially complete by 1101, since it was certainly used by Fulcher of Chartres for his book, finished in that year. The Historia makes some limited use of the Gesta Francorum, but it is in the main a firsthand account with a completely different focus from the Gesta. Because he was close to the count, Raymond was better informed regarding the inner workings of the crusader leadership than the author of the Gesta.[1]
The Historia Francorum was one of the texts given to King Louis VII of France as a coronation gift in 1137. Besides Fulcher, the author of the Historia belli sacri and William of Tyre also used it as a source.[1]
Seven manuscripts of the Historia survive: three from the 12th century, two from the 13th and one each from the 14th and 15th. In most cases, it was bound in a codex alongside the works of Fulcher and Walter the Chancellor.[1]
Editions
The Historia Francorum was translated into modern
- Raymond d'Aguilers, Historia Francorum qui ceperunt Iherusalem tr. John Hugh Hill, Laurita L. Hill. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1968.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Barbara Packard (2011), "Raymond of Aguilers", in David Thomas; Alex Mallett (eds.), Christian–Muslim Relations: A Bibliographical History, Brill, vol. 3 (1050–1200), pp. 297–300.
- ^ John France (1967), A Critical Edition of the Historia Francorum Qui Ceperunt Iherusalem of Raymond of Aguilers (PDF) (PhD dissertation), University of Nottingham, pp. iv–viii.
- ^ Susan B. Edgington (2006), "Raymond of Aguilers", in Alan V. Murray (ed.), The Crusades: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, vol. IV, p. 1009.