Expugnatio Hibernica

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Latin prose work historical narrative medieval chronicle

Expugnatio Hibernica is a 12th-century Latin chronicle by Gerald of Wales that provides a detailed, partisan account of the Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cogadh na Williamaí in Éirinn	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin prose work ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ medieval chronicle ⓘ
approximateYearOfComposition	1180s ⓘ
author	Gerald of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorEthnicity	Cambro-Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorOccupation	cleric ⓘ
characteristic	hostile to Irish customs ⓘ partisan account ⓘ pro-Norman bias ⓘ
circulation	read in clerical and courtly circles in the Middle Ages ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of England ⓘ
criticizedFor	bias against the Irish ⓘ exaggeration of Norman achievements ⓘ
dateWritten	late 12th century ⓘ
describesEvent	campaigns of Richard de Clare (Strongbow) ⓘ involvement of Henry II of England in Ireland ⓘ landing of the Normans in Ireland ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	Anglo-Norman studies ⓘ Latin medieval literature ⓘ medieval Irish history ⓘ
follows	Topographia Hibernica (in narrative sequence about Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	chronicle ⓘ historiography ⓘ
hasManuscript	medieval Latin manuscripts in various European libraries ⓘ
hasModernEdition	critical editions published in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ
hasPart	Topographia Hibernica (sometimes associated as companion work) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTranslation	English translations ⓘ
historicalValue	important primary source for the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
mainSubject	Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ conquest of Ireland ⓘ
mentionsPerson	Dermot MacMurrough NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalTitle	Expugnatio Hibernica NERFINISHED ⓘ
perspective	Anglo-Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeInHistoriography	early example of English colonial discourse on Ireland ⓘ
relatedWork	Topographia Hibernica NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	12th century ⓘ Anglo-Norman period in Ireland ⓘ
titleTranslation	The Conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy	modern historians of medieval Ireland ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norman invasion of Ireland → describedBySource → Expugnatio Hibernica ⓘ

Cath Eachroma (Irish) → partOf → Expugnatio Hibernica ⓘ

subject surface form: Cath Eachroma

this entity surface form: Cogadh na Williamaí in Éirinn