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PublisherPeeters Publishers & Booksellers
ISBN-109042919167
ISBN-139789042919167
eBay Product ID (ePID)62384961
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Book TitleViking Attacks on Paris : the Bella Parisiacae Urbis of Abbo of Saint-Germain-Des-Pres
Number of Pages130 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicMedieval, History & Surveys / Medieval, Subjects & Themes / Places, General, Europe / Medieval
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Poetry, History
AuthorNirmal Dass
Book SeriesDallas Medieval Texts and Translations Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Series Volume Number7
SynopsisIn 885 AD, the Vikings laid siege to Paris, to which a young monk named Abbo, of the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, stood as witness. Later, he came to make a record of what he saw, heard and believed in a verse chronicle, the Bella parisiacae urbis. His often stirring account speaks of the relentless and ingenious attacks of the Norsemen, the selfless heroism of the defending Frankish warriors, and the misery and terror of the besieged Parisians. But his canvas is far larger than this single occurrence, for he hints at greater things yet to come, such as the final disintegration of Carolingian rule, the eventual establishment of the Capetian line of monarchs, and the creation of a French Danelaw, namely, Normandy. Ultimately, however, Abbo is not concerned with an impartial narration of events, but rather with salvation through history - of the individual and of the nation of the Franks. The macaronic style of his chronicle very much appealed to the sensibilities of the time, thus ensuring that Abbo's work would endure.
