Chronicle of Pluscarden

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The Chronicle of Pluscarden is a 15th-century Scottish historical narrative that expands on earlier chronicles to record the history of Scotland from legendary origins to its own time.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin chronicle
Scottish chronicle
medieval historical narrative
associatedWith Benedictine order NERFINISHED
Pluscarden Priory NERFINISHED
authorshipStatus anonymous
chronicleType universal history of Scotland
contains accounts of Scottish kings
ecclesiastical history of Scotland
legendary material about the origins of the Scots
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED
coversPeriod legendary origins of Scotland
medieval Scotland
dateWritten 15th century
expandsOn Scotichronicon NERFINISHED
earlier Scottish chronicles
genre historiography
national history
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
historicalValue secondary narrative source for medieval Scottish history
language Latin
literaryTradition Scottish Latin historiography
mainSubject history of Scotland
manuscriptForm medieval manuscript
narrativeScope from legendary origins to contemporary events
placeOfOrigin Pluscarden Priory NERFINISHED
preservationStatus survives in manuscript copies
region Moray NERFINISHED
relatedWork Chronicle of Melrose NERFINISHED
Scotichronicon by Walter Bower NERFINISHED
religiousContext Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
religiousHouseContext monastic chronicle
timeCoverageEnd 15th century Scotland
usedAsSourceBy modern historians of medieval Scotland

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Scottish medieval chronicles includesWork Chronicle of Pluscarden