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Carmen de Triumpho Normannico - The Song of the Norman Conquest - A new transcription and translation of the earliest account of the Norman Conquest (Paperback)
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Carmen de Triumpho Normannico - The Song of the Norman Conquest - A new transcription and translation of the earliest account of the Norman Conquest (Paperback)
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THE FIRST LATIN TRANSCRIPTION WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION USING HIGH
RESOLUTION IMAGES OF THE 12TH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT A gripping account
of ambition, blood, plunder and conquest written just after the
events of 1066. This new translation helps explain why, how and
where the events of the Norman Conquest occurred. The commentary
suggests the Normans landed in the Brede Valley, then a huge
estuarine port, and camped there awaiting King Harold's approach.
The battle of Hastings likely occurred on a ridge facing the valley
known to the Saxons as Senlac - sandy loch. This is a new
transcription and translation of the earliest account of the Norman
Conquest. Digital images of the 12th century manuscript were used
to create a more accurate and informative transcription, and
therefore a fuller and more literal translation. The Carmen is an
epic poem in Medieval Latin attributed to Bishop Guy d'Amiens and
likely composed in 1067. Its 835 lines contain a wealth of detail
about William of Normandy's claim to the English throne, the
Normans' navigation, landing and fortifications, the Battle of
Hastings, King Harold's death and burial, and the political
accommodation King William agreed with the citizens of London to
secure their assent to his coronation. The Carmen follows the
conquest from Normandy to St Valery-sur-Somme to the Sussex coast
to the blood-stained ridge where the battle was fought, to King
Harold's burial, to Hastings, Dover, Winchester, Westminster and
London. Throughout it offers a deeper understanding of the
motivations, personalities and politics that influenced great
events. The Song of the Norman Conquest is a must read for students
and historians of the Norman Conquest and a fun read for everyone
else.
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