High Middle Age Historic Writings

Below is a list of historic writings from the High Middle Ages!

• Thietmar of Merseburg (975 - 1018)

  • • Chroncicon

• Anonymous (Early 11th Century)

  • Gesta Francorum or Deeds of the Franks

• Adam of Bremen (11th Century)

  • • Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum or Deeds of Bishops of the Hamburg Church

• Amatus of Montecassino (11th Century)

  • • The History of the Normans

• Multiple Authors (11th Century)

  • • Domesday Book

• Michael Psellos (1018 - 1096)

  • The Chronographia

• Michael Attaleiates (1022 - 1080)

  • The History

• Ibn al-Qalanisi (1071 - 1160)

  • The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusaders

• Bernard de Clairvaux (1090 - 1153)

  • In Praise of the New Knighthood

• Anna Komnene (1083 - 1153)

  • The Alexiad

• Odo of Deuil (1110 - 1162)

  • De Profectione Ludovici VII In Orientem or On Louis VII's Journey to the East

• Otto of Freising (1114 - 1158)

  • Chronica de Duabus Civitatibus or Chronicle or The History of The Two Cities

  • Gesta Friderici I Imperatoris or The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa

• Ralph de Diceto (1120 - 1202)

  • Abbreviations of Chronicles

  • Images of Histories

• John Kinnamos (1143 - 1185)

  • Deeds of John and Manuel Comnenus

• Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145 - 1234)

  • The Rare and Excellent History of Saladin

• Gerlad of Wales (1146 - 1223)

  • De Rebus A Se Gestis or Autobiography

  • De Instructione Principis or Education of a Prince

  • Descriptio Cambriae or Description of Wales

  • Expugnatio Hibernica or Conquest of Ireland 

  • Itinerarium Cambriae or Journey through Wales

  • Life of St Hugh of Lincoln

  • Topographia Hibernica or Topography of Ireland

• Niketas Choniates (1155 - 1217)

  • O City of Byzantium: Annals of Niketas Choniates

• Roger of Howden (1169 - 1202)

  • Chronica magistri Rogeri de Hoveden

  • Gesta Henrici II et Gesta Regis Ricardi

• Ambroise (12th Century)

  • L'Estoire de la guerre sainte or The History of the Holy War

• Anonymous (12th Century)

  • Libellus de expugnatione Terrae Sanctae per Saladinum or Chronicon Terrae Sanctae

• Osbern (12th Century)

  • De Expugnatione Lyxbonensi

• Richard de Templo (Early 13th Century)

  • Itinerarium Regis Ricardi 

Attributions

• Banner Image, By Jules & Jenny from Lincoln, UK - Canterbury Cathedral, window nXV detailMarks, Richard (2006) Stained Glass in England During the Middle Ages, Taylor and Francis, p. 121, 123 ISBN: 978-1-1349-6750-6., CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80090658