Synopses & Reviews
The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg --translated here for the first time in its entirety--is one of the most important sources for the history of the 10th and early-11th centuries, and especially of the Ottoman Empire. Thietmar is arguably the most important witness to the early history of Poland, and his detailed descriptions of Slavic folklore are the earliest on record. He offers striking portraits of his contemporaries, revealing opinions from politics to women's fashion.
Review
"Warner's accomplishment is considerable...making an unfamiliar, but important, source accessible and engaging."--Mathew Kuefler,
The Historian"Everyone interested in medieval Germany should be grateful to Warner for making this crucial chronicle readily accessible to an Anglo-phone audience."-- Central European History
Synopsis
The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg has long been recognised as one of the most important sources for the history of the tenth and early eleventh centuries, especially for the history of the Ottonian Empire. Thietmar's testimony also has special value because of his geographical location, in eastern Saxony, on the boundary between German and Slavic cultures. He is arguably the single most important witness to the early history of Poland, and his detailed descriptions of Slavic folklore are the earliest on record. This is a very important source in the medieval period, translated here in its entirety for the first time. It relates to an area of medieval studies generally dominated by German scholars, in which Anglo-phone scholars are beginning to make a substantial contribution.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [386]-400) and index.
About the Author
David A. Warner is Associate Professor of History at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Thietmar, Bishop and Chronicler * Book 1 * Book 2 * Book 3 * Book 4 * Book 5 * Book 6 * Book 7 * Book 8: The Beginning of Book 2 of Emperor of Henry II
Introduction: Thietmar, Bishop and Chronicler * Book 1 * Book 2 * Book 3 * Book 4 * Book 5 * Book 6 * Book 7 * Book 8: The Beginning of Book 2 of Emperor of Henry II