Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae

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Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae is a 10th-century Latin historical work that chronicles the deeds of the Saxons and the reign of King (later Emperor) Otto I, serving as a key narrative source for early Ottonian history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin prose narrative ⓘ
historical work ⓘ
medieval chronicle ⓘ
associatedDynasty Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithRuler Otto I ⓘ
author Widukind of Corvey ⓘ
chronicleType regional history of Saxony ⓘ
royal history ⓘ
containsAccountOf Otto I’s consolidation of power ⓘ
Saxon military campaigns ⓘ
relations between Saxons and other peoples ⓘ
countryOfOrigin East Francia ⓘ
dateWritten 10th century ⓘ
describes kingship of Otto I ⓘ
political history of East Francia ⓘ
wars and campaigns of the Saxons ⓘ
focusesOn early Ottonian history ⓘ
genre historiography ⓘ
historicalContext formation of the Holy Roman Empire under Otto I ⓘ
historicalMethod narrative chronicle ⓘ
historicalValue key narrative source for early Ottonian history ⓘ
influencedField reconstruction of 10th-century Saxon history ⓘ
study of Ottonian political structures ⓘ
intendedAudience monastic and courtly elites ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryPeriod early Middle Ages ⓘ
mainSubject Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
Saxons ⓘ
reign of Otto I ⓘ
narrativeScope deeds of the Saxons ⓘ
rise of the Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Latin ⓘ
perspective Saxon monastic viewpoint ⓘ
placeAssociated Corvey Abbey ⓘ
regionDescribed German kingdom ⓘ
Saxony ⓘ
religiousContext Benedictine monastic culture ⓘ
setting East Frankish kingdom ⓘ
linked to: East Francia

early Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
subjectOfStudy German medieval historiography ⓘ
medieval Latin literature ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed 10th century ⓘ
reign of Otto I ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy medieval historians of the Ottonian period ⓘ
modern historians of early medieval Germany ⓘ

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Battle of Lechfeld (955) → describedIn → Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae ⓘ
baptism of Harald Bluetooth → isDescribedIn → Widukind of Corvey’s Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum ⓘ
linked to: Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae
Heinrich I of Germany → describedBySource → Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae ⓘ
Thankmar → describedBySource → Widukind of Corvey’s Res gestae Saxonicae ⓘ