 The strength of his forces helped him to secure general recognition in Lombardy, where archbishop Grossolano intended to crown him with the Iron Crown of Lombardy.Henry could only command such a large army because his rule was based on consensus with the princes and dukes.Among the participants of this great procession was Henry's court chaplain David, who as a chronicler had been tasked to document a chronicle of all important events in volumes and in "such a simple style that even less learned people" can understand it.