«MURDER, PILLAGE AND ARSON»: THE FUNCTION OF DESCRIPTIONS OF WAR IN THE TEXT OF THE CHRONICON OF REGINO OF PRÜM
- Authors: Sofronov O.V1
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Affiliations:
- Lomonossov Moscow State University, Faculty of History
- Issue: Vol 83, No 1 (2022)
- Pages: 56-72
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0131-8780/article/view/628672
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S0131878022010044
- ID: 628672
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Abstract
The article is dedicated to the function of the descriptions of war in the Chronicon of Regino of Prüm. Regino notably gives more attention to the war that the Franks and the Bretons waged against the Normans. By comparing the successes of the Bretons and the failures of the Franks, Regino comments on the dangerous disunity in their kingdoms. Moreover, some textual characteristics of the Normans are assigned to the Regino’s contemporary leaders of the Franks, such as Zwentibold and Adalbert Babenberg, thus drawing a parallel between their atrocity and that of the pagan Normans.
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About the authors
O. V Sofronov
Lomonossov Moscow State University, Faculty of History
Email: vosofronov@gmail.com
Moscow, Russian Federation
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