Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol

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First Crusade chronicle Latin literary text Latin prose chronicle medieval historical work

Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol is a Latin prose chronicle of the First Crusade that reworks and embellishes earlier accounts into a more literary and theological narrative.

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Label	Occurrences
Historia Hierosolymitana	1
Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol canonical	1

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Target entity: Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol
Context triple: [Gesta Francorum, influenced, Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol]

A. Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
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.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol
Target entity description: Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol is a Latin prose chronicle of the First Crusade that reworks and embellishes earlier accounts into a more literary and theological narrative.

A. Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
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 (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First Crusade chronicle ⓘ Latin literary text ⓘ Latin prose chronicle ⓘ medieval historical work ⓘ
adds	literary ornamentation to earlier accounts ⓘ theological interpretation to earlier accounts ⓘ
approximateDateOfComposition	early 12th century ⓘ
associatedWithMovement	Crusade historiography ⓘ
author	Baldric of Dol ⓘ
authorOccupation	archbishop of Dol ⓘ
authorReligiousOrder	Benedictine ⓘ
basedOnWork	Gesta Francorum ⓘ
circulation	medieval Latin manuscript tradition ⓘ
contains	biblical allusions ⓘ miracle stories ⓘ speeches attributed to crusade leaders ⓘ
embellishes	Gesta Francorum account ⓘ
focusesOnPlace	Jerusalem ⓘ
genre	chronicle ⓘ historiography ⓘ theological narrative ⓘ
historicalPeriodDescribed	late 11th century ⓘ
historicalValue	reworked eyewitness material ⓘ
influenced	later medieval crusade narratives ⓘ
influencedBy	Gesta Francorum tradition ⓘ linked to: Gesta Francorum biblical exegesis ⓘ classical Latin rhetoric ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
literaryGoal	to moralize the events of the First Crusade ⓘ to provide a more elevated account of the First Crusade ⓘ
literaryStyle	classicizing Latin ⓘ embellished ⓘ rhetorical ⓘ
mainTopic	First Crusade ⓘ capture of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ linked to: Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
narrativeForm	prose ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Dol (Brittany) ⓘ
preservedIn	multiple medieval manuscripts ⓘ
religiousPerspective	Latin Christian ⓘ
religiousTradition	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
reworksSource	Gesta Francorum ⓘ earlier First Crusade narratives ⓘ
scholarlyField	Latin philology ⓘ crusade studies ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ
theologicalEmphasis	divine providence in the First Crusade ⓘ
writtenByCleric	true ⓘ