1st Edition
The Chronicle of Prussia by Nicolaus von Jeroschin A History of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia, 1190–1331
Edited By Mary Fischer
Copyright 2010
320 Pages
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Routledge
318 Pages
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Routledge
318 Pages
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Routledge
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This is the first English translation of the 'Chronicle of Prussia', which was written by Nicolaus von Jeroschin, in middle German verse, during the period from 1330 to 1341. It is a history of the Teutonic Knights, encompassing the period between the foundation of the order, in 1190, and 1331. The translator's introduction sets the work in its historical and cultural context. The text was... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Translator's note; Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order and Masters of Prussia. The Chronicle of Prussia: Book 1; Book 2; Book 3; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Dr Mary Fischer is Reader in Languages, Edinburgh Napier University, UK.
'Recommended.' Choice '... scholars and teachers alike will be grateful for Mary Fischer's new translation of Nicholaus's chronicle in Ashgate's Crusade Texts in Translation, which makes available for the first time in English the complete work of this important, if little-known, historiographer.' Medieval Review '... it should play a useful role in bringing this part of medieval European history to the attention of the English-speaking scholarly world.' Medium Aevum 'Mary Fischer’s translation itself is easy to read, and her footnotes provide guidance on personal and geographical names and crucial terminology and dates... the book will be essential for anyone teaching or studying the history of the Teutonic order and the Baltic lands in the middle ages, at undergraduate or graduate level. English Historical Review '... [a] welcome addition to Ashgate’s Crusade Texts in Translation series ... [the] translation is both fluent and clear ...' War in History '... sets out to approach Jeroschin’s chronicle primarily in terms of its historical interest, which it conveys very well indeed ...' Modern Language Review
