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The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumieges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni: Volume I: Introduction and Book I-IV (Hardcover)
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The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumieges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni: Volume I: Introduction and Book I-IV (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Medieval Texts
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The Gesta Normannorum Ducum is one of the most important sources
for the history of Normandy and England in the eleventh and twelfth
centuries, and contains the earliest prose account of the Norman
Conquest. It was written by a succession of authors, the first of
whom was William of Jumieges, who wrote for William the Conqueror.
Later writers, such as Orderic Vitalis (d. c.1142) and Robert of
Torigni (d. 1186), interpolated and extended the chronicle as far
as King Henry I (1100-1135). The later accretions reveal much not
only about changing attitudes towards the Norman invasion of
England, but also about views of the early Viking foundation of
Normandy. Elisabeth van Houts's two-volume edition is based on a
study of all forty-seven extant manuscripts of the Gesta, including
the earliest surviving copy of c. 1100, hitherto unknown. The full
original text of William of Jumieges is supplied, as well as the
integral text of the subsequent revisions and additions. Volume I
contains Dr van Houts's introduction to the whole work, together
with the text and translation of books i-iv. Books v-viii will
appear in Volume II. The edition forms an important contribution to
our understanding of Anglo-Norman politics.
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