Flodoard
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Flodoard of Reims (; 893/4 – 28 March 966) was a Frankish chronicler and priest of the cathedral church of Reims in the West Frankish kingdom during the decades following the dissolution of the Carolingian Empire. His historical writings are major sources for the history of Western Europe, especially France, in the early and mid-tenth century.
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Flodoard, also known as Flodoardus Remensis, was a male poet, historian, writer, and canon who lived in West Francia. Born in Épernay in 894, he wrote in medieval Latin and died in Reims on March 28, 966. He is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and The Catholic Encyclopedia.
His notable works include L'histoire de l'église métropolitaine de Reims, Flodoards annaler, Ecclesiae remensis canonici historiarvm eiusdem ecclesiae libri IV, Flodoard von Reims, and Chroniques féodales, 918-978. He is also referred to as Flodoard of Reims.
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- Born
- 894
- Died
- 966
- Works
- 14
Top works
- L'histoire de l'église métropolitaine de Reims
- Flodoards annaler
- Ecclesiae remensis canonici historiarvm eiusdem ecclesiae libri IV
- Flodoard von Reims
- Chroniques féodales, 918-978
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- West Francia
- Place of birth
- Épernay
- Place of death
- Reims
- Occupation
- canon
- Languages spoken
- medieval Latin
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- date of birth
- 0894-00-00
- date of death
- 0966-03-28
- name in native language
- Flodoardus Remensis
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- Flodoard
- writing language
- medieval Latin
- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
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Flodoard of Reims (; 893/4 – 28 March 966) was a Frankish chronicler and priest of the cathedral church of Reims in the West Frankish kingdom during the decades following the dissolution of the Carolingian Empire. His historical writings are major sources for the history of Western Europe, especially France, in the early and mid-tenth century.
==Biography== The sources for Flodoard's life are almost exclusively his own writings. Local tradition holds that he was born at Épernay. He was educated at the cathedral school of Reims which had been established by Archbishop Fulk.
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