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Amatus of Montecassino was the earliest historian of the Norman conquest of southern Italy and Sicily. His History of the Normans, written c.1080, includes the sieges of Bari and Salerno, the conquest of Sicily, Robert Guiscard'sbrigand's life, as well as tales of miracles and prophecies. It is also a text of great value for study of the Gregorian Reform and of the abbey of Montecassino, one of the most important cultural and religious centres of eleventh-century Christendom. This book provides a vivid translation of this intriguing contemporary history; while the introduction and extensive annotation locate the History securely in its contemporary context and provide a full discussion of its purpose and themes, and of the various problems of authorship and transmission associated with it.Product Identifiers
PublisherBoydell & Brewer LTD
ISBN-139781843830788
eBay Product ID (ePID)87240336
Product Key Features
Publication Year2004
SubjectHistory
Number of Pages242 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe History of the Normans by Amatus of Montecassino
TypeTextbook
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width256 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
TopicLiterary Theory