chronicles of Fulcher of Chartres
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The chronicles of Fulcher of Chartres are a key medieval Latin narrative that provides a detailed eyewitness account of the First Crusade and the early years of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical narrative
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medieval Latin chronicle → primary source → |
| alternateName |
Historia Hierosolymitana
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| associatedWith |
First Crusade
NERFINISHED
→
Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED → |
| author |
Fulcher of Chartres
NERFINISHED
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| citationForm |
Fulcher of Chartres, Historia Hierosolymitana
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| compositionEndDate |
c. 1127
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| compositionStartDate |
c. 1100
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| coversEvent |
Battle of Dorylaeum
NERFINISHED
→
Council of Clermont → departure of the First Crusade → establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem → reign of Baldwin I of Jerusalem → reign of Baldwin II of Jerusalem → siege of Antioch NERFINISHED → siege of Jerusalem (1099) → siege of Nicaea NERFINISHED → |
| describesGroup |
Frankish crusaders
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| describesPerson |
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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Baldwin II of Jerusalem NERFINISHED → Godfrey of Bouillon → Pope Urban II → |
| fieldOfStudy |
crusade studies
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medieval history → |
| genre |
crusade chronicle
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| geographicFocus |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED → Levant → |
| historicalSignificance |
key narrative source for the First Crusade
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major source for early Latin East history → |
| language |
Latin
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| literaryStyle |
annalistic narrative
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| manuscriptTradition |
survives in multiple medieval manuscripts
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| narrativePerspective |
eyewitness account
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| originalTitle |
Gesta Francorum Iherusalem peregrinantium
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| preservedIn |
European libraries and archives
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| religiousContext |
Latin Christianity
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| religiousTheme |
holy war ideology
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pilgrimage to the Holy Land → |
| setting |
Eastern Mediterranean
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| structure |
three books
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| timePeriodDescribed |
First Crusade
NERFINISHED
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early years of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem → |
| usedBy |
modern historians of the Crusades
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| viewpoint |
pro-crusade
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres
("Fulcher of Chartres, Historia Hierosolymitana")
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citationForm |
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First Crusade
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describedIn |
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Gesta Francorum
("Historia Hierosolymitana by Fulcher of Chartres")
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influenced |