chronicle
Sign in to savethumb|Chronicon Pictum, the "Illuminated Chronicle" from the royal Hungarian court from 1358 A chronicle (, from Greek chroniká, from , chrónos – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events, the purpose being the recording of events that occurred, seen from the perspective of the chronicler. A chronicle which traces world history is a universal chronicle. This is in contrast to a narrative or history, in which an author chooses events to interpret and analyze and
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A chronicle is a historical record that lists events in the order they happened, giving roughly equal importance to both major happenings and local occurrences from the chronicler's perspective. Chronicles matter because they preserve a chronological account of what actually occurred during a particular time period, unlike histories where authors selectively choose which events to emphasize and interpret.
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11 sectionsContents
- Subgroups
- Citation of entries
- English chronicles
- Cronista
- Cronistas in the Middle Ages
- Lists of chronicles
- Alphabetical list of notable chronicles
- Rhymed chronicles
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Chronicon Pictum, the "Illuminated Chronicle" from the royal Hungarian court from 1358 A chronicle (, from Greek chroniká, from , chrónos – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events, the purpose being the recording of events that occurred, seen from the perspective of the chronicler. A chronicle which traces world history is a universal chronicle. This is in contrast to a narrative or history, in which an author chooses events to interpret and analyze and excludes those the author does not consider important or relevant.
The information sources for chronicles vary. Some are written from the chronicler's direct knowledge, others from witnesses or participants in events, still others are accounts passed down from generation to generation by oral tradition. Some used written material, such as charters, letters, and earlier chronicles. Still others are tales of unknown origin that have mythical status. Copyists also changed chronicles in creative copying, making corrections or in updating or continuing a chronicle with information not available to the original chronicler. Determining the reliability of particular chronicles is important to historians.