Le Livere de reis de Brittanie, e, le Livere de reis de Engleterre

A valuable tool for philologists and history students, this genealogy includes a facing-page translation from thirteenth-century Anglo-Norman French into contemporary English.

Peter of Ickham (Author), John Glover (Edited by)

9781108048606, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

448 pages, 1 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.65 kg

Published as part of the Rolls Series, this genealogy is attributed to Peter of Ickham (d.1295), a chronicler and Benedictine monk better known for his Latin chronicle of the Kings of England. It is mainly an Anglo-Norman version of extracts by well-known historians such as Geoffrey of Monmouth, Florence of Worcester, and Ralph de Diceto. The editor, vicar and librarian John Glover (c.1823–84), published the original text in 1865 together with his own facing-page translation into contemporary English. Glover's scholarship, as well as instances of semi-Saxonised French, will interest philologists and history students alike. The genealogy begins with Britain's colonisation by the legendary Brutus and covers the history of Saxon and Norman kings. It ends with a portrait of the life and reign of Edward II.

Preface
Le Livere de reis de Brittanie
Le Livere de reis de Engleterre
La Vie del rei Edward le Premier
Chroniques de Sempringham
Index
Glossary.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]