Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae

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Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae is a 10th-century Latin historical work that chronicles the deeds of the Saxons and the reign of King (later Emperor) Otto I, serving as a key narrative source for early Ottonian history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin prose narrative
historical work
medieval chronicle
associatedDynasty Ottonian dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedWithRuler Otto I NERFINISHED
author Widukind of Corvey NERFINISHED
chronicleType regional history of Saxony
royal history
containsAccountOf Otto I’s consolidation of power
Saxon military campaigns
relations between Saxons and other peoples
countryOfOrigin East Francia NERFINISHED
dateWritten 10th century
describes kingship of Otto I
political history of East Francia
wars and campaigns of the Saxons
focusesOn early Ottonian history
genre historiography
historicalContext formation of the Holy Roman Empire under Otto I
historicalMethod narrative chronicle
historicalValue key narrative source for early Ottonian history
influencedField reconstruction of 10th-century Saxon history
study of Ottonian political structures
intendedAudience monastic and courtly elites
language Latin
literaryForm prose
literaryPeriod early Middle Ages
mainSubject Ottonian dynasty NERFINISHED
Saxons NERFINISHED
reign of Otto I
narrativeScope deeds of the Saxons
rise of the Ottonian dynasty
originalTitleLanguage Latin
perspective Saxon monastic viewpoint
placeAssociated Corvey Abbey NERFINISHED
regionDescribed German kingdom
Saxony NERFINISHED
religiousContext Benedictine monastic culture
setting East Frankish kingdom NERFINISHED
early Holy Roman Empire
subjectOfStudy German medieval historiography
medieval Latin literature
timePeriodDescribed 10th century
reign of Otto I
usedAsSourceBy medieval historians of the Ottonian period
modern historians of early medieval Germany

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Battle of Lechfeld (955) describedIn Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae
baptism of Harald Bluetooth isDescribedIn Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae
this entity surface form: Widukind of Corvey’s Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum
Heinrich I of Germany describedBySource Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae