Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk

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First Crusade narrative medieval Latin chronicle

Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk is a Latin chronicle of the First Crusade that reworks and embellishes the earlier Gesta Francorum into a more literary and theological narrative.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Historia Hierosolymitana	1
Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk canonical	1
Historia de Hierosolymitano itinere by Guibert of Nogent	1
History of Jerusalem	1

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Target entity: Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk
Context triple: [Gesta Francorum, influenced, Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk]

A. Jerusalem Chronicle
The Jerusalem Chronicle is an ancient Babylonian cuneiform text that records events related to Jerusalem and its interactions with the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
B. Gesta Tancredi in expeditione Hierosolymitana by Ralph of Caen
Gesta Tancredi in expeditione Hierosolymitana by Ralph of Caen is a Latin chronicle of the First Crusade focusing on the deeds of the Norman leader Tancred, offering a detailed and partly eyewitness account of his campaigns in the Holy Land.
C. Custody of the Holy Land
Custody of the Holy Land is a Franciscan religious province of the Catholic Church responsible for caring for Christian holy sites and communities throughout the Middle East, especially in and around Jerusalem.
D. Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi
Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi is a 12th-century Latin chronicle that provides a detailed, near-contemporary narrative of King Richard I’s campaigns during the Third Crusade.
E. Edessan Chronicle
The Edessan Chronicle is an early medieval Syriac historical text that records events in and around the city of Edessa, including local political, religious, and natural occurrences.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk
Target entity description: Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk is a Latin chronicle of the First Crusade that reworks and embellishes the earlier Gesta Francorum into a more literary and theological narrative.

A. Jerusalem Chronicle
The Jerusalem Chronicle is an ancient Babylonian cuneiform text that records events related to Jerusalem and its interactions with the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
B. Gesta Tancredi in expeditione Hierosolymitana by Ralph of Caen
Gesta Tancredi in expeditione Hierosolymitana by Ralph of Caen is a Latin chronicle of the First Crusade focusing on the deeds of the Norman leader Tancred, offering a detailed and partly eyewitness account of his campaigns in the Holy Land.
C. Custody of the Holy Land
Custody of the Holy Land is a Franciscan religious province of the Catholic Church responsible for caring for Christian holy sites and communities throughout the Middle East, especially in and around Jerusalem.
D. Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi
Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi is a 12th-century Latin chronicle that provides a detailed, near-contemporary narrative of King Richard I’s campaigns during the Third Crusade.
E. Edessan Chronicle
The Edessan Chronicle is an early medieval Syriac historical text that records events in and around the city of Edessa, including local political, religious, and natural occurrences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First Crusade narrative ⓘ medieval Latin chronicle ⓘ
alternativeTitle	Historia Hierosolymitana ⓘ linked to: Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol
associatedWith	Benedictine monastic milieu ⓘ
author	Robert the Monk ⓘ
basedOn	Gesta Francorum ⓘ
circulation	read in monastic and clerical circles ⓘ
contains	account of Pope Urban II’s crusade preaching ⓘ account of the Council of Clermont ⓘ description of the siege of Antioch ⓘ description of the siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ miracle narratives ⓘ theological reflections on crusading ⓘ
describes	battles between crusaders and Muslim forces ⓘ journey of the crusaders to the Holy Land ⓘ piety and vows of crusaders ⓘ
embellishes	Gesta Francorum ⓘ
emphasizes	divine providence in crusading success ⓘ
focusesOn	events of the First Crusade ⓘ
genre	chronicle ⓘ
historicalPeriodDescribed	late 11th century ⓘ
historicalValue	important narrative source for the First Crusade ⓘ
influencedBy	Gesta Francorum tradition ⓘ linked to: Gesta Francorum
language	Latin ⓘ
literaryFeatures	biblical allusions ⓘ moral exhortation ⓘ rhetorical ornamentation ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
literaryGoal	to provide a more polished version of Gesta Francorum ⓘ
narrativeStyle	literary ⓘ theological ⓘ
perspective	Frankish crusader perspective ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Western Europe ⓘ
religiousContext	Latin Christianity ⓘ linked to: Latin Christian Church
religiousGenre	Christian historiography ⓘ
reworks	Gesta Francorum ⓘ
scholarlyField	Crusade studies ⓘ medieval historiography ⓘ
settingDescribed	Antioch ⓘ Asia Minor ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ
subject	First Crusade ⓘ
theologicalGoal	to interpret the First Crusade as divinely guided ⓘ
timeOfComposition	early 12th century ⓘ
transmission	medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy	later medieval historians of the First Crusade ⓘ
workTitleInEnglish	History of Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk