Annales Mettenses priores

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The Annales Mettenses priores are an early medieval Latin chronicle from the Frankish realm, notable for their pro-Carolingian perspective and importance for the history of the early Middle Ages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish annals
medieval Latin chronicle
approximateDateOfComposition early 9th century
associatedWith Carolingian court
chronicleType royal annals
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of the Franks
surface form: Frankish realm
coversReignOf Charlemagne
Charles Martel
Pepin of Herstal
surface form: Pippin of Herstal

Pippin the Short
fieldOfStudy Carolingian studies
medieval historiography
focusesOn delegitimization of Merovingian kings
legitimization of Carolingian rule
genre chronicle
historicalRegion Austrasia
Kingdom of Neustria
surface form: Neustria
historicalSignificance key narrative source for early Carolingian history
language Latin
mainTopic history of the Frankish kingdoms
rise of the Carolingian dynasty
manuscriptTradition survivesInSingleMedievalManuscript
narrativeScope from late Merovingian period to early Carolingian period
notableFor importance for early medieval historiography
pro-Carolingian bias
perspective pro-Carolingian
placeOfOrigin Metz
timePeriodDescribed early Middle Ages
usedBy modern medieval historians
usesAsSource Frankish annals
surface form: Liber Historiae Francorum

earlier Frankish annals

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Frankish annals hasNotableSubset Annales Mettenses priores