Scottish medieval chronicles
E196935
Scottish medieval chronicles are historical narratives written in medieval Scotland that record the deeds of kings, battles, and significant events, often blending factual history with legend and monastic perspectives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andrew of Wyntoun’s Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland | 1 |
| Scottish medieval chronicles canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Scottish medieval chronicles Context triple: [siege of Alnwick (1093), recordedIn, Scottish medieval chronicles]
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Chronicles of Jean Froissart
The Chronicles of Jean Froissart is a 14th-century historical narrative that vividly recounts the events, politics, and warfare of the early Hundred Years’ War and late medieval Europe.
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The Bannatyne Manuscript
The Bannatyne Manuscript is a 16th-century Scottish anthology of poetry that preserves a major collection of medieval and early Renaissance Scots literature.
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
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Rus' chronicles
Rus' chronicles are medieval East Slavic historical records that document political events, wars, and social life in the principalities of Kievan and later Rus'.
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E.
Three Estates of Scotland
The Three Estates of Scotland were the pre-Union Scottish parliament’s representative bodies of clergy, nobility, and burgh commissioners that together formed the kingdom’s central legislative assembly.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Scottish medieval chronicles Target entity description: Scottish medieval chronicles are historical narratives written in medieval Scotland that record the deeds of kings, battles, and significant events, often blending factual history with legend and monastic perspectives.
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A.
Chronicles of Jean Froissart
The Chronicles of Jean Froissart is a 14th-century historical narrative that vividly recounts the events, politics, and warfare of the early Hundred Years’ War and late medieval Europe.
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B.
The Bannatyne Manuscript
The Bannatyne Manuscript is a 16th-century Scottish anthology of poetry that preserves a major collection of medieval and early Renaissance Scots literature.
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C.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
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D.
Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia Regum Britanniae is a 12th-century pseudo-historical chronicle by Geoffrey of Monmouth that popularized many legendary accounts of early British kings, including the stories of King Arthur.
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E.
Rus' chronicles
Rus' chronicles are medieval East Slavic historical records that document political events, wars, and social life in the principalities of Kievan and later Rus'.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historiographical tradition
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medieval historical narrative ⓘ primary historical source ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| developedFrom | earlier annals and king-lists ⓘ |
| feature |
annalistic structure
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blend of fact and legend ⓘ monastic perspective ⓘ moral interpretation of events ⓘ royalist perspective ⓘ use of biblical exempla ⓘ |
| genre | chronicle ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Chronicle of Fordun
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Chronicle of Holyrood ⓘ Chronicle of Lanercost ⓘ Chronicle of Melrose ⓘ Chronicle of Pluscarden ⓘ Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland ⓘ Scotichronicon ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English medieval chronicles
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Irish annals ⓘ classical historiography ⓘ |
| language |
Gaelic
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Latin ⓘ Scots ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Scots
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| mainTheme |
battles in Scotland
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church history in Scotland ⓘ deeds of Scottish kings ⓘ dynastic succession ⓘ relations with England ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
cathedral archives
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monastic scriptoria ⓘ university libraries ⓘ |
| purpose |
legitimize royal authority
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preserve memory of battles and rulers ⓘ provide liturgical and commemorative records ⓘ record history of the Scottish kingdom ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
ecclesiastical history of medieval Scotland
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genealogies of Scottish rulers ⓘ medieval Scottish geography and place-names ⓘ military history of medieval Scotland ⓘ political history of medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered |
High Middle Ages in Scotland
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early medieval period in Scotland ⓘ late medieval period in Scotland ⓘ |
| typicalAuthor |
cleric
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monk ⓘ royal clerk ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Scottish medieval chronicles Description of subject: Scottish medieval chronicles are historical narratives written in medieval Scotland that record the deeds of kings, battles, and significant events, often blending factual history with legend and monastic perspectives.
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