Gunther of Pairis
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Gunther of Pairis [1] (c.1150- c.1220) was a German Cistercian monk and author, writing in Latin.
His best known work is his Historia Constantinopolitana on the Fourth Crusade, in a mixture of prose and verse. It was based on the account of Martin, abbot of the Abbey of Pairis, including the siege and looting of Constantinople. He wrote also Solimarius, on the First Crusade, and Ligurinus, an epic about Frederick Barbarossa.
[edit] Reference
- Aldred Andrea, editor (1997), The Capture of Constantinople: The ‘Historia Constantinopolitana’ of Gunther of Paris
[edit] Notes
- ^ Günther von Pairis, Gunther der Dichter, Guntherus Parisiensis, Guntherus Poeta.
[edit] External links
- Crusades Encyclopedia
- Bibliography
- (German) BBK page
