01957nam a2200313 i 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030020001800071020001500089040002700104082002000131100003500151245008600186264004700272300001300319336002600332337002800358338002700386520090400413650005001317650007501367650006401442650001101506650003901517650003001556650004501586650001201631190640InACL20260929164339.0260929s1999    xxk               0 eng d  a9780198207580  a0198207581  aInACLbengerdacInACL04a873.03bBAR2231 aAmiens, Wido Bishop ofeauthor14aThe Carmen de Hastingae proelio of Guy, Bishop of Amiens /cWido Bishop of Amiens 1aOxford [England] :bClarendon Press,c1999  a55 pages  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"The Carmen de Hastingae Proelio is one of the most discussed sources for the Norman Conquest of England. Its authorship and date cannot be established entirely beyond dispute, but the weight of scholarly opinion supports a date of composition of 1068 or earlier, by Guy, bishop of Amiens, thus making it the earliest surviving account. It was known to Orderic Vitalis, one of the great chroniclers of the period, writing about 1124-5, and remains a source of intrinsic interest and importance. It is an epic poem, concerned with some of the most momentous events of a remarkable year, in which Halley's comet was a disturbing portent of undisclosed disasters." "For this second edition, Frank Barlow has written an entirely new and substantial historical introduction, incorporating the scholarly research of a generation. He has also provided a fresh translation and notes, as well as revising the 0aHastings, Battle of, England, 1066 -- Poetry. 0aEpic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English. 0aGreat Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 -- Poetry. 0aPoetry 0aHastings, Battle of, England, 1066 0aTranslations into English 0aEpic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) 0aHistory