«Fratres, omni die videtis cum vadit istud regnum in perdicionem»: Abbo of Saint-Germain and the Crisis of 888

Historians often consider the year 888 to have marked the effective end of the Carolingian empire established by Charlemagne. This paper explores the issue from the perspective of a contemporary author, the monk Abbo of Saint-Germain des Prés. Abbo is today best known for his poem about the Viking...

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Main Author: Charles West
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Università di Napoli Federico II 2016-09-01
Series:Reti Medievali Rivista
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Online Access:http://www.politics.unina.it/index.php/rm/article/view/5007