Chronicles of the Investiture Contest: Frutolf of Michelsberg and his continuators (Manchester Medieval Sources)

Annotation This book is the first English translation of one of the most significant chronicles of the Middle Ages. Written in Bamberg at the end of the eleventh century, Frutolf of Michelsberg's Chronicle offers a lively and vivid account of the great struggle between the German emperors and the papacy known today as the Investiture Contest. Together with numerous continuations written in the first quarter of the twelfth century, Frutolf's Chronicle offers an engaging and accessible snapshot of how medieval people reacted to a conflict that led to civil war in Germany and Italy, and fundamentally altered the relationship of church and state in Western society Chronicles of the Investiture Contest: Frutolf of Michelsberg and His Continuators 4 Contents 8 Maps, genealogies and tables 10 Acknowledgements 12 Abbreviations 14 Maps 16 Genealogy of the Salians, c.936-1125 20 Introduction 22 The Chronicle of Frutolf of Michelsberg, 1001–1101 36 Life and works 36 The Chronicle 40 The structure of the Chronicle 42 The sources and method of the Chronicle 45 Synchronous history in the Chronicle 48 Frutolf and imperial history 50 The Chronicle 1001–1101 52 Frutolf and royal authority 56 Frutolf and the papacy 59 The continuations of Frutolf ’s Chronicle 62 The 1106 Continuation, 1096–1106 65 The identity of the continuator 67 The 1106 continuator as an historian of the crusades 69 The 1106 continuator, the papacy and the kingdom of Germany 74 The Anonymous imperial chronicle, 1096–1114 77 The structure of the Anonymous imperial chronicle 79 The Anonymous imperial chronicle as panegyric 80 Ekkehard of Aura, Chronicle, 1106–16 87 Content and themes, 1106–16 90 The 1125 Continuation, 1117–25 95 The content of the 1125 Continuation 96 A note on the texts 103 Frutolf of Michelsberg, Chronicle (1001–1101) 106 The years of Henry II 106 The years of Conrad 112 The years of Henry III 116 The years of Henry IV 125 The imperial years of Henry IV 144 The 1106 Continuation of Frutolf’s Chronicle (1096–1106) 159 The Anonymous imperial chronicle (1096–1114) 208 Here begins the prologue to the following chronicle 208 Book 2, 1096–1105 209 Here begins the third book 222 Ekkehard of Aura, Chronicle, Book 5 (1106–16) 240 Here begins the prologue 241 Here begins the fifth book 242 Ekkehard of Aura, Hierosolimita 275 The 1125 Continuation of Frutolf’s Chronicle (1117–1125) 282 Bibliography 307 Primary sources 307 Secondary sources 316 Index 333 Translation Of Large Portions Of The 11th Century Frutolf's Chronicle And Its Most Important Adaptations. Frutolf Of Michelsberg, Chronicle (1001-1101) -- The 1106 Continuation Of Frutolf's Chronicle (1096-1106) -- The Anonymous Imperial Chronicle (1096-1114) -- Ekkehard Of Aura, Chronicle, Book 5 (1106-16) -- Ekkehard Of Aura, Hierosolimita -- The 1125 Continuation Of Frutolf's Chronicle (1117-25) Selected Sources Translated And Annotated By T.j.h. Mccarthy. Translated From The Latin. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 286-311) And Index. Translation of large portions of the 11th century Frutolf's Chronicle and its most important adaptations, which together offer commentary and differing perspectives on the reigns of the four Salian kings of Germany, the development of papal reform, the conflict between empire and papacy, and the early crusading movement The first English translation of Frutolf of Michelsberg's Chronicle, one of the most significant chronicles of the Middle Ages. -- .