Knowledge of the past and the judgement of history in tenth‐century Trier: Regino of Prüm and the lost manuscript of Bishop Adventius of Metz
Charles West
Regino of Prüm's chronicle is an invaluable source for ninth‐ and early tenth‐century Frankish history, but also contemporary perceptions that history. Though Regino's motivations writing continue to be discussed, most historians now agree his account can read as one Carolingian rise fall. This article argues this interpretative stance should considered in part a product engagement with the surprisingly limited sources ninth century at disposal. Taken together, these texts suggested narrative which could find ample confirmation events own time.
Early Medieval Europe|White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds)