01988nam a2200325 i 4500 190640 InACL 20260929164339.0 260929s1999 xxk 0 eng d 9780198207580 0198207581 InACL eng rda InACL 873.03 BAR 23 Amiens, Wido Bishop of author The Carmen de Hastingae proelio of Guy, Bishop of Amiens / Wido Bishop of Amiens Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press, 1999 55 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "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 Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066 -- Poetry. Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English. Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 -- Poetry. Poetry Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066 Translations into English Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) History 633443 633443 0 0 0 0 ACL ACL GEN 2026-09-29 0 873.03 BAR 190640 2026-09-29 16:43:39 2026-09-29 BK