Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk

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Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk is a Latin chronicle of the First Crusade that reworks and embellishes the earlier Gesta Francorum into a more literary and theological narrative.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Crusade narrative
medieval Latin chronicle
alternativeTitle Historia Hierosolymitana NERFINISHED
associatedWith Benedictine monastic milieu
author Robert the Monk NERFINISHED
basedOn Gesta Francorum NERFINISHED
circulation read in monastic and clerical circles
contains account of Pope Urban II’s crusade preaching
account of the Council of Clermont
description of the siege of Antioch
description of the siege of Jerusalem (1099)
miracle narratives
theological reflections on crusading
describes battles between crusaders and Muslim forces
journey of the crusaders to the Holy Land
piety and vows of crusaders
embellishes Gesta Francorum NERFINISHED
emphasizes divine providence in crusading success
focusesOn events of the First Crusade
genre chronicle
historicalPeriodDescribed late 11th century
historicalValue important narrative source for the First Crusade
influencedBy Gesta Francorum tradition NERFINISHED
language Latin
literaryFeatures biblical allusions
moral exhortation
rhetorical ornamentation
literaryForm prose
literaryGoal to provide a more polished version of Gesta Francorum
narrativeStyle literary
theological
perspective Frankish crusader perspective
placeOfComposition Western Europe NERFINISHED
religiousContext Latin Christianity NERFINISHED
religiousGenre Christian historiography
reworks Gesta Francorum NERFINISHED
scholarlyField Crusade studies
medieval historiography
settingDescribed Antioch NERFINISHED
Asia Minor NERFINISHED
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Jerusalem NERFINISHED
subject First Crusade NERFINISHED
theologicalGoal to interpret the First Crusade as divinely guided
timeOfComposition early 12th century
transmission medieval manuscript tradition
usedAsSourceBy later medieval historians of the First Crusade
workTitleInEnglish History of Jerusalem NERFINISHED

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Gesta Francorum influenced Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk
Gesta Francorum influenced Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk
this entity surface form: Historia de Hierosolymitano itinere by Guibert of Nogent
chronicles of Fulcher of Chartres alternateName Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk
subject surface form: Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres
this entity surface form: Historia Hierosolymitana