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- Title
LE GALLUS ANONYMUS ET L'ABBAYE DE SAINT GILLES DU GARD.
- Authors
Quéret-Podesta, Adrien
- Abstract
Since the middle of the last decade, the discussion of the origin of the so-called Gallus anonymus, i.e. the author of the first medieval chronicle concerning Poland (written c.1113), has been particularly important since it saw not only the revival of the theory of a Venetian origin but also the birth of a new hypothesis which tries to link the anonymous writer with the Bavarian monastery of Bamberg. Both hypotheses challenge the traditional theory, which designates France as the place of birth of our chronicler. Numerous supporters of this theory state also that there were important links between the anonymous author and the benedictine abbey of Saint Gilles du Gard. In this context, the analysis of the information concerning this abbey in the chronicle provides interesting elements of reflection since it clearly proves that the anonymous chronicler had a very limited knowledge about the geographical environment and the past of the abbey of Saint Gilles du Gard. However, this result does not disqualify the hypothesis about the French origin of our anonymous writer.
- Subjects
GALLUS, Anonymus, 1066-1145; MIDDLE Ages; POLISH history; ABBEYS; MONASTERIES
- Publication
Medieval Chronicle, 2013, Vol 8, p247
- ISSN
1567-2336
- Publication type
Article