Masterclass on the Chronicles of 'Fredegar'

Led by: Professors Paul Fouracre & Roger Collins

Sponsored by: Networks and Neighbours & the School of History, University of Leeds

Dates & Time: 26 & 27 February, 4:30-6:30pm

Networks and Neighbours & the School of History at the University of Leeds are pleased to sponsor and host the upcoming Masterclass on the Chronicles of the so-called, eponymous, mysterious 'Fredegar'. The class will be led by two of the world's most recognised and leading experts on Fredegar and in early medieval studies: Professors Paul Fouracre and Roger Collins.

The class will run over the course of two evenings in the special collections of the University of Leeds. On Tuesday the 26th Professor Fouracre will discuss the relationship of Fredegar to events in Italy, to its early medieval histioriography and notably Paul the Deacon. The following night Professor Collins will talk about the transmission of Fredegar manuscripts and the the problems of editing the Historia vel Gesta Francorum, revised versions of which he is preparing for the MGH.

The class is co-organised, and will be well attended, by other leading professors in the field, as well as postgraduate researchers with expertise on and interests in Fredegar across a wide-array of historical discourses and methodologies. We hope to develop a novel, engaging and emergent discourse on the complexities of the Chronicles and their supposed author(s) Fredegar, in particular amongst postgraduates and young scholars. We are strongly considering a volume on these topics in one of the upcoming editions of the Networks and Neighbours journal (networksandneighbours.org).

The masterclass is open to all, but space is limited so please book in advance.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at networksandneighbours@gmail.com