SettingsEarly medieval Latin literature
Alexander romance
Alexander romance is any of several collections of legends concerning the mythical exploits of Alexander the Great.
Alexander romance is any of several collections of legends concerning the mythical exploits of Alexander the Great.
Bobbio Scholiast
The Bobbio Scholiast (commonly abbreviated schol.
The Bobbio Scholiast (commonly abbreviated schol.
Cambrai Homily
The Cambrai Homily is the earliest known Irish homily, dating to the 7th or early 8th century.
The Cambrai Homily is the earliest known Irish homily, dating to the 7th or early 8th century.
Cena Cypriani
The Coena Cypriani (The Supper of Cyprianus), or De Coena Cypriani, is a tale told in Europe during the early Middle Ages, perhaps during the 5th and 6th centuries, and later put into wr...
The Coena Cypriani (The Supper of Cyprianus), or De Coena Cypriani, is a tale told in Europe during the early Middle Ages, perhaps during the 5th and 6th centuries, and later put into wr...
Collectio canonum Hibernensis
The Collectio canonum Hibernensis (Irish Collection of Canon law) (or CCH) is a systematic Latin collection of canon law, scriptural and patristic excerpts, and Irish synodal and peniten...
The Collectio canonum Hibernensis (Irish Collection of Canon law) (or CCH) is a systematic Latin collection of canon law, scriptural and patristic excerpts, and Irish synodal and peniten...
Commentary on Job
Saint Gregory's Commentary on Job, or Moralia, sive Expositio in Job, sometimes called Magna Moralia, but not to be confused with Aristotle's Great Ethics known by the sa...
Saint Gregory's Commentary on Job, or Moralia, sive Expositio in Job, sometimes called Magna Moralia, but not to be confused with Aristotle's Great Ethics known by the sa...
Consolation of Philosophy
Consolation of Philosophy (Consolatio Philosophiae) is a philosophical work by Boethius, written around the year 524.
Consolation of Philosophy (Consolatio Philosophiae) is a philosophical work by Boethius, written around the year 524.
De Dubiis Nominibus
De Dubiis Nominibus, or Dubiis Nominibus, is a 7th century document, possibly from Bordeaux, by an anonymous author.
De Dubiis Nominibus, or Dubiis Nominibus, is a 7th century document, possibly from Bordeaux, by an anonymous author.
De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae
De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae (On the Ruin and Conquest of Britain) is a work by the 6th-century British cleric Gildas.
De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae (On the Ruin and Conquest of Britain) is a work by the 6th-century British cleric Gildas.
Etymologiae
Etymologiae is an encyclopedia compiled by Isidore of Seville towards the end of his life.
Etymologiae is an encyclopedia compiled by Isidore of Seville towards the end of his life.
Foebus abierat
Foebus abierat ("Phoebus had gone") is a medieval Latin poem, authorship unknown, composed near the end of the 10th century in Northern Italy.
Foebus abierat ("Phoebus had gone") is a medieval Latin poem, authorship unknown, composed near the end of the 10th century in Northern Italy.
Getica
De origine actibusque Getarum (The Origin and Deeds of the Getae/Goths), or the Getica, written in Late Latin by Jordanes (or Jornandes) in 551, claims to be a summary of a vol...
De origine actibusque Getarum (The Origin and Deeds of the Getae/Goths), or the Getica, written in Late Latin by Jordanes (or Jornandes) in 551, claims to be a summary of a vol...
Historia Brittonum
The Historia Brittonum, or The History of the Britons, is a purported history of the indigenous British (Brittonic) people, written during Anglo-Saxon rule.
The Historia Brittonum, or The History of the Britons, is a purported history of the indigenous British (Brittonic) people, written during Anglo-Saxon rule.
Liber Scintillarum
Liber Scintillarum (literally "The Book of Sparks") is a late seventh or early eighth-century florilegium of biblical and patristic sayings in Latin.
Liber Scintillarum (literally "The Book of Sparks") is a late seventh or early eighth-century florilegium of biblical and patristic sayings in Latin.
Prebiarum de multorum exemplaribus
The Prebiarum de multorum exemplaribus is a Hiberno-Latin interrogatory florilegium of the mid-8th century, written as a dialogue in a series of 93 short questions and answers.
The Prebiarum de multorum exemplaribus is a Hiberno-Latin interrogatory florilegium of the mid-8th century, written as a dialogue in a series of 93 short questions and answers.
Romana (Jordanes)
The Romana is a Latin book written by Jordanes in the 6th century, being a short compendium of the most remarkable events from the creation down to the victory obtained by Narses, in AD 552,...
The Romana is a Latin book written by Jordanes in the 6th century, being a short compendium of the most remarkable events from the creation down to the victory obtained by Narses, in AD 552,...
Vita Karoli Magni
Vita Karoli Magni (Life of Charles the Great) is a biography of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor, written by Einhard.
Vita Karoli Magni (Life of Charles the Great) is a biography of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor, written by Einhard.
Vita Sancti Cuthberti (anonymous)
The Vita Sancti Cuthberti is a prose hagiography from early medieval Northumbria.
The Vita Sancti Cuthberti is a prose hagiography from early medieval Northumbria.
Vita Sancti Wilfrithi
The Vita Sancti Wilfrithi or Life of St Wilfrid is an early 8th-century hagiographic text recounting the life of the Northumbrian bishop, Wilfrid.
The Vita Sancti Wilfrithi or Life of St Wilfrid is an early 8th-century hagiographic text recounting the life of the Northumbrian bishop, Wilfrid.
Vitas Patrum Emeritensium
The Vitas Patrum Emeritensium is an early Medieval Latin hagiographical work written by an otherwise unknown Paul the Deacon of Mérida.
The Vitas Patrum Emeritensium is an early Medieval Latin hagiographical work written by an otherwise unknown Paul the Deacon of Mérida.