Orderic Vitalis and the First Crusade
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11892228 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Roach (University of Exeter, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 177-201 |
| Publication date | 2016-02-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medieval History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4181 • E-ISSN: 1873-1279 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03044181.2016.1140673 |
| OpenAlex | W2330263429 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article examines the narrative of the First Crusade written by the Norman monk and historian Orderic Vitalis, which spans Book IX of his Historia ecclesiastica. Though hitherto little-studied, Orderic's account of the First Crusade, which was probably written in 1135, occupies an important place in the Historia and reveals much about his wider historical method. The significance of Orderic's editorial interaction with Baldric of Bourgueil's Historia Ierosolimitana, through the omission and addition of material, forms the focus of the study. By making only a small number of insertions into the story of the First Crusade which he had inherited from Baldric, Orderic transformed its meaning so that it became suitable for incorporation into the Historia as a whole, linking the First Crusade to the history of his monastery, Saint-Evroult
Art · Art history · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Genealogy · Literature · Meaning (existential · Narrative · SAINT · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · History · Medieval History and Crusades · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |