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003			InACL
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008			260929s1999 xxk 0 eng d
020			_a9780198207580
020			_a0198207581
040			_aInACL _beng _erda _cInACL
082	0	4	_a873.03 _bBAR _223
100	1		_aAmiens, Wido Bishop of _eauthor
245	1	4	_aThe Carmen de Hastingae proelio of Guy, Bishop of Amiens / _cWido Bishop of Amiens
264		1	_aOxford [England] : _bClarendon Press, _c1999
300			_a55 pages
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_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
650		0	_aHastings, Battle of, England, 1066 -- Poetry.
650		0	_aEpic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English.
650		0	_aGreat Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 -- Poetry.
650		0	_aPoetry
650		0	_aHastings, Battle of, England, 1066
650		0	_aTranslations into English
650		0	_aEpic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern)
650		0	_aHistory
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