Monk of Jumieges, house that owed it refoundation to ducal involvement in Normandy
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William of Jumieges
Active from 1050s to just before 1070
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William of Jumieges
Believed his history of Norman dukes took place as result of request from King William
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William of Jumieges
His history charts several Norman dukes including William the Conqueror
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William of Jumieges
History of Norman Conquest of England covered in last 7 chapters of Book VII, is largest volume of work: Gesta Normannorum Docum
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William of Jumieges
French propagandist of William the Conqueror, whitewashing terrible bloodbath by stressing his legal revenge against perjury
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William of Jumieges
Gave impression it had been William's Christian duty to kill tyrant king (Harold) who had committed perjury.
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William of Poitiers
One-time ducal chaplain
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William of Poitiers
Portrayed duke/king as second Caesar who has as potential emperor attained leadership of Christian world
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Generic name of series of annals going back to one original but branching out in different directions.
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Its various versions, each of which is known by a letter from alphabet, provide no more than rather bare framework of dates with brief entries for each year.
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Differences between A-E chronicles, each one entered material that was particularly relevant for his locality
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was sparely updated throughout late 1060s and 1070
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
One of only sources we have for Anglo-Saxon voice during melee and trauma of 1066 and early transfer of power to Normandy
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Collection of annals in Old English chronicling history of Anglo-Saxons
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Original manuscript of Chronicle was created in 9th Century
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Multiple copies were made of and then distributed to monasteries across England
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Nine manuscripts survive in whole or in part
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Regional copies show there are places when scribes who wrote in it omitted events or told one-sided versions of stories
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
There are also places where different versions contradict each other
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Source has clear monastic bias and remains silent around years of 1066 and is quote possibly as close a Saxon voice we get for years following the Conqueror
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Encomium Emmae Reginae
Commissioned by King Edward's mother, Emma, queen of King Aethelred and then his successor Danish King Cnut
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Encomium Emmae Reginae
Biography of Cnut but is in fact apology for son Harthacnut at expense of Emma's sons by Aethelred, Edward and his brother Alfred
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Encomium Emmae Reginae
Author was Flemish monk of St Bertin who was engaged by Emma during her years of exile in Flanders.
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Encomium Emmae Reginae
Work was written at time of Queen Emma's exile, banished by Harold Harefoot, for personal glorification off Emma and her relatives
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Encomium Emmae Reginae
Widely accepted part of Encomium written in 1035 succession crisis is entirely opinion of Queen Emma
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Ecomium Emmae Reginae
Emma was clearly influenced by her father Richard the Fearless who wrote a history of himself to create sense of identity and justifying Norman (men of north) future succession to English throne
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Vita Edwardi (The Life of King Edward)
Commissioned by Emma's daughter in Law, Queen Edith
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Vita Edwardi (The Life of King Edward)
Edith was in England during her husband's last illness in 1065, she asked another monk of St Bertin at Saint Omer to make a beginning on Edward's biography
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Vita Edwardi (The Life of King Edward)
Here too we find woman behind throne setting out her agenda
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Vita Edwardi (The Life of King Edward)
Edith was concerned, however, as much as with her husband, Frank Barlow has noted, halfway through text tone dramatically changes, arguably as result of Conquest
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Active from 1050s to just before 1070
Back
William of Jumieges
Card 3
Front
Believed his history of Norman dukes took place as result of request from King William
Back
Card 4
Front
His history charts several Norman dukes including William the Conqueror
Back
Card 5
Front
History of Norman Conquest of England covered in last 7 chapters of Book VII, is largest volume of work: Gesta Normannorum Docum
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