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Bolzano, sacked it and left it burned to the ground. The Bavarians, seeking to revenge this, came to their city of Bolzano, repossessed it and drove into Italy against duke Rotpert of Lombardy ... And duke Tassilo concluded an eternal peace with his neighbours the Huns . And duke Rotpert again invaded Bavaria intending to capture the Bavarian city of Bolzano. Duke Tassilo sent his chief men there, Gewein and Iwein; they killed duke Rotpert and many of the enemy with him; the rest of the people all fled. And so the Bavarians won a great victory and much booty.
78:. These passages were "long considered spurious but now accepted as authentic". Nonetheless, Aventinus occasionally amended the works he copied to give them a false precision, so his version of Creontius' text must be approached critically. It is still a valuable source because it offers a unique Bavarian perspective on the reign of Tassilo. P. D. King translated into English six excerpts attributed to Creontius, one from the 121:, another daughter of Desiderius. He says that she returned to Italy near death and, "although it had been bruited about that she was sterile, she bore a son in Italy and died in childbirth." This claim is not corroborated elsewhere and is considered unlikely, but it indicates Creontius' hostility to Charlemagne and partiality to Desiderius that he tried to combat the official line on Gerperga. 152:
Duke Widukind from Saxony, who attacked Francia, did great damage to king Charles. For this reason, king Charles's chief man in Italy, the above-named duke Rotpert, believed there was a plot instigated by duke Tassilo in Bavaria, fell upon that land in the valley of the Adige, captured the city of
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In his account of the extreme weather events and supernatural signs that occurred in the winter of 786—widely noted at the time—Creontius reports that Tassilo, "on the advice of the Bavarian bishops and other wise men of the land, had a general fast ordered throughout the entire land; everyone
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in 781, reporting that "they concluded an eternal peace with each other". He provides a detailed account of the fighting between the Bavarians and Charlemagne's Italian lieutenant, Rotpert, near
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at the time, or attached to Desiderius' entourage when the latter came to Rome. Under that same year, Creontius records Charlemagne's repudiation of his queen,
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including the prince himself had to fast, to strew ashes on his bare head, to go barefoot, to do public penance in church and to make confession."
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Sitzungsberichte der königlichen bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, philosophisch-philologischisch-historische Klasse
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Creontius is a contemporary and independent source. He has a pro-Bavarian bias and, on account of Tassilo's marriage to
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Early Roman Monasteries: Notes for the History of the Monasteries and Convents at Rome from the V Through the X Century
109:, who engineered Tassilo's deposition. Despite his pro-Lombard stance, he favoured Christopher and Sergius against 58:), a position variously translated as chief counsellor, secretary or chancellor. He wrote a now lost chronicle in 113:. He was apparently an eyewitness to the downfall of Christopher and Sergius in 771. He was either residing in 516: 333:, p. 243, says it is known only from "the paraphrase Aventinus gave it in his flowery Latin" ( 169: 549: 504: 198: 186: 63: 255: 207: 182: 110: 571: 71: 193: 129: 609: 537: 43: 125: 172:, ed. (1881). "Ein verlorenes bairisches Geschichtswerk des achten Jahrhunderts". 495:
Ary, Mikel V. (1981). "The Politics of the Frankish–Lombard Marriage Alliance".
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ne serait plus connu que par la paraphrase qu'en a donnée, en son latin fleuri
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Haut Moyen Âge: Culture, Ă©ducation et sociĂ©tĂ©. Études offertes Ă  Pierre RichĂ©
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Stoclet, Alain J. (1990). "Les Ă©tablissements francs Ă  Rome au VIII siĂšcle:
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Charlemagne's Early Campaigns (768–777): A Diplomatic and Military Analysis
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Creontius provides important information about Tassilo's wars with the
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hospitale intus basilicam beati Petri, domus Nazarii, scola Francorum
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The Baiuvarii and Thuringi: An Ethnographic Perspective
250:, p. 41, all three spellings appear in Aventinus. 287: 285: 283: 66:(1477–1534), who inserted passages from it into his 587:, et palais de Charlemagne". In Sot, Michel (ed.). 540:(1938). "La PapautĂ© et le complot lombard de 771". 532:. Pontificio Istituto di archeologia cristiana. 437:, p. 21 n. 34, says the son was stillborn. 254:, p. 62, derives the name from the Greek 8: 598:Autour de Fulrad de Saint-Denis (v. 710–784) 576:King and Emperro: A New Life of Charlemagne 140:in 784 or 785, even connecting it with the 212:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 251: 228:. Lambrigg: P. D. King. pp. 340–343. 422: 386: 374: 274: 410: 330: 318: 306: 239: 626:Chroniclers from the Holy Roman Empire 478: 462: 446: 362: 338: 291: 205: 7: 566:. The Boydell Press. pp. 23–81. 466: 450: 350: 247: 434: 398: 14: 226:Charlemagne: Translated Sources 191:Riezler's text was included in 62:that is partially preserved by 53: 16:Bavarian official and historian 497:Archivum Historiae Pontificiae 70:and also translated some into 1: 591:. Publidix. pp. 231–247. 187:nbn:de:bvb:824-dtl-0000069688 621:8th-century writers in Latin 465:, pp. 213–214, citing 642: 616:People of medieval Bavaria 596:Stoclet, Alain J. (1993). 413:, pp. 257–258, n. 3. 224:King, P. D., ed. (1987). 218:, at p. 484, n. 58. 38:official and historian. 449:, p. 190, citing 155: 68:Annales ducum Boiariae 528:Ferrari, Guy (1957). 365:, p. 530, n. 39. 150: 136:in the valley of the 548:(Fasc. 2): 238–244. 517:Bachrach, Bernard S. 389:, p. 181 n. 20. 377:, p. 167 n. 88. 277:, p. 163 n. 76. 202:, vol. I, Paris 170:Riezler, Sigmund von 34:8th century), was a 481:, pp. 221–222. 401:, p. 18 n. 25. 353:, pp. 340–343. 199:Liber pontificalis 93:, daughter of the 82:and five from the 64:Johannes Aventinus 142:ongoing rebellion 76:Bairische Chronik 41:He served as the 633: 601: 592: 579: 572:Nelson, Janet L. 567: 557: 542:Revue Historique 533: 524: 512: 482: 476: 470: 460: 454: 444: 438: 432: 426: 420: 414: 408: 402: 396: 390: 384: 378: 372: 366: 360: 354: 348: 342: 316: 310: 304: 295: 289: 278: 272: 263: 244: 229: 217: 211: 203: 181: 111:Pope Stephen III 57: 55: 33: 641: 640: 636: 635: 634: 632: 631: 630: 606: 605: 604: 595: 582: 570: 560: 536: 527: 515: 494: 490: 485: 477: 473: 461: 457: 445: 441: 433: 429: 421: 417: 409: 405: 397: 393: 385: 381: 373: 369: 361: 357: 349: 345: 317: 313: 305: 298: 290: 281: 273: 266: 245: 241: 237: 232: 223: 204: 194:Duchesne, Louis 192: 168: 164: 52: 17: 12: 11: 5: 639: 637: 629: 628: 623: 618: 608: 607: 603: 602: 593: 580: 568: 558: 538:Halphen, Louis 534: 525: 513: 491: 489: 486: 484: 483: 471: 469:, p. 342. 455: 453:, p. 341. 439: 427: 425:, p. 261. 415: 403: 391: 379: 367: 355: 343: 311: 309:, p. 168. 296: 279: 264: 252:Haubrichs 2014 238: 236: 233: 231: 230: 221: 220: 219: 196:, ed. (1886), 165: 163: 160: 56: 748–788 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 638: 627: 624: 622: 619: 617: 614: 613: 611: 599: 594: 590: 586: 581: 577: 573: 569: 565: 559: 555: 551: 547: 543: 539: 535: 531: 526: 522: 518: 514: 510: 506: 502: 498: 493: 492: 487: 480: 475: 472: 468: 464: 459: 456: 452: 448: 443: 440: 436: 431: 428: 424: 423:Bachrach 2013 419: 416: 412: 407: 404: 400: 395: 392: 388: 387:Bachrach 2013 383: 380: 376: 375:Bachrach 2013 371: 368: 364: 359: 356: 352: 347: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 315: 312: 308: 303: 301: 297: 294:, p. 12. 293: 288: 286: 284: 280: 276: 275:Bachrach 2013 271: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 243: 240: 234: 227: 222: 215: 209: 201: 200: 195: 190: 189: 188: 184: 179: 175: 171: 167: 166: 161: 159: 154: 149: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 122: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 87: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 50: 46: 45: 44:referendarius 39: 37: 29: 26:, Germanized 25: 21: 597: 588: 584: 575: 563: 545: 541: 529: 520: 500: 496: 488:Bibliography 474: 458: 442: 430: 418: 411:Stoclet 1993 406: 394: 382: 370: 358: 346: 334: 331:Halphen 1938 326: 322: 319:Stoclet 1990 314: 307:Ferrari 1957 259: 242: 225: 197: 177: 173: 156: 151: 126:Carantanians 123: 88: 83: 79: 75: 67: 42: 40: 27: 23: 19: 18: 479:Nelson 2019 463:Nelson 2019 447:Nelson 2019 363:Nelson 2019 339:Nelson 2019 292:Nelson 2019 262:), 'ruler'. 107:Charlemagne 49:Tassilo III 610:Categories 578:. Penguin. 235:References 180:: 247–291. 99:Desiderius 467:King 1987 451:King 1987 351:King 1987 248:King 1987 91:Liutperga 24:Craentius 20:Creontius 574:(2019). 554:40947007 523:. Brill. 519:(2013). 509:23563957 503:: 7–26. 435:Ary 1981 399:Ary 1981 329:, while 325:and the 208:citation 162:Editions 146:Widukind 119:Gerperga 103:Frankish 74:for his 47:of Duke 36:Bavarian 600:. Droz. 327:Chronik 323:Annales 134:Bolzano 95:Lombard 84:Chronik 80:Annales 552:  507:  337:) and 72:German 28:Crantz 550:JSTOR 505:JSTOR 260:krĂ©Ćn 256:ÎșρέωΜ 138:Adige 130:Worms 105:king 97:king 60:Latin 246:Per 214:link 115:Rome 546:182 183:urn 144:of 32:fl. 22:or 612:: 544:. 501:19 499:. 299:^ 282:^ 267:^ 210:}} 206:{{ 176:. 148:: 86:. 54:r. 556:. 511:. 258:( 216:) 185:: 178:1 51:( 30:(

Index

Bavarian
referendarius
Tassilo III
Latin
Johannes Aventinus
German
Liutperga
Lombard
Desiderius
Frankish
Charlemagne
Pope Stephen III
Rome
Gerperga
Carantanians
Worms
Bolzano
Adige
ongoing rebellion
Widukind
Riezler, Sigmund von
urn
nbn:de:bvb:824-dtl-0000069688
Duchesne, Louis
Liber pontificalis
citation
link
King 1987
Haubrichs 2014
ÎșρέωΜ

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