Geoffrey Malaterra
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Geoffrey Malaterra was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and chronicler best known for his Latin history of the Norman expansion in southern Italy and Sicily.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geoffrey Malaterra canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monk
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chronicler ⓘ historian ⓘ medieval writer ⓘ |
| approximateBirthCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| approximateDeathCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 11th century ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| described |
military campaigns of the Normans in Italy
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political consolidation of Norman power in Sicily ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Norman history
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historiography ⓘ medieval history ⓘ |
| floruit | 11th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
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historiography ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
primary source for Norman rule in Sicily
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primary source for Norman rule in southern Italy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Norman conquest of Sicily
NERFINISHED
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Norman expansion in southern Italy ⓘ Robert Guiscard NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger I of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Benedictine monk
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Latin prose writer ⓘ chronicler ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Sicily
NERFINISHED
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southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| religiousOrder | Benedictines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Norman administration in Sicily
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history of Robert Guiscard ⓘ history of Roger I of Sicily ⓘ |
| timePeriodWrittenAbout |
11th century
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Norman period in southern Italy ⓘ |
| writingStyle | Latin prose ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Norman conquest of Sicily
NERFINISHED
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Norman conquest of southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Guiscard NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger I of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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