LANGTOFT, PIERRE DE.

The chronicle of Pierre de Langtoft, in French verse, from the earliest period to the death of King Edward I. Edited by Thomas Wright.

London, Longmans, [et. al.], 1866-1868. 2 volumes, royal 8vo; ex-library copy with usual markings, pages slightly browned, 3 hinges cracked, extremities and spines rubbed, small crack in one joint, tops of spines chipped away with some loss of title to vol. II, covers scuffed on vol. I, else good in contemporary quarter brown morocco gilt over black paper-covered boards or blue cloth. Pierre of Langtoft was most likely a canon of Bridlington, in Yorkshire, living during the reigns of Edwards I and II. His chronicle is divided into three parts: the first is an abridgement of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Britonum, from the time of the mythical Brutus up to the establishment of the Saxon dynasties; the second covers the history of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings down to Henry III, and is compiled from several sources; the third continues through the reign of Edward I, the most valuable part of the narrative. The author's purpose, at least in the third part, is to justify the Edward I's Scottish wars by detailing every abuse committed by Scots upon the English and every homage paid by Scottish rulers to English kings. In a corrupt French vernacular, derived from Anglo-Norman; a facing English translation is provided.

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Book number: 13894

Keywords: History England English French Language Middle Ages Poetry