The Saracen Legend of Tenth-Century Provence
Kriston R. Rennie
The Muslims of tenth-century Provence are a permanent fixture in the realm folklore and legend. Through numerous attempts to explain justify their historic settlement southern France between 890s 970s, number mistruths have become accepted standard modern French historiography. Centuries historical analysis tended obscure rather than clarify course events. In order understand how this ‘Saracen legend’ was first created, article examines methodological approaches that both shaped perpetuated our view region. It asks story has evolved, why it remained so prevalent historiography on Provence.
The Mediaeval Journal