The Last British Entry in the 'Gallic Chronicles'
Maureen C. Miller
The date of 441/2 for the decisive point in series events which constituted adventus Saxonum has frequently been quoted as deriving from a contemporary source. As matter fact, however, it is ghostdate, born 1892. It originated marginale by Mommsen to chronicle-fragment one continuations used extend Carolingian edition Jerome. This fragment was edited and annotated before modern editions Jerome were available. information required correct has, readily accessible since 1923, manuscript basis his text open consultation London much longer. not my purpose here wage any wars, even upon long neglect primary source, but merely set out some considerations Form-kritik are historian's equivalent archaeologist's typological criteria.
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