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The Catalan Expedition to the East

from the `Chronicle' of Ramon Muntaner

Ramon Muntaner author Robert D Hughes translator N D Hillgarth editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published:15th Jun '06

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Ramon Muntaner's account of the bloody adventures of the Almogaver army under Roger of Flor in the eastern Mediterranean in the early fourteenth century, one of the most spellbinding narratives of medieval European literature. Before its definitive fall into Turkish hands, the Byzantine Empire was the target of adventurers of many nations. Outstanding among these groups was the Almogaver army led by Roger of Flor, composed of mercenaries hardened in thewar between the Catalan and Angevin dynasties for domination of Sicily. The Catalan presence in Constantinople aroused suspicion among the Greek nobility who assassinated Roger of Flor and tried to exterminate his men. The devastating reaction of those who escaped the slaughter led to Catalan control of broad swathes of the Empire, including Athens. Ramon Muntaner, one of the ringleaders of the expedition, recounted the adventures of the Almogaver army inthe eastern Mediterranean in the fascinating section of his Chronicle translated here. The preface is by N. D. Hillgarth. Dr. Robert D. Hughes is a translator and researcher with particular expertise in the fields of fine art, the history of ideas and Catalan culture. Published in association with Editorial Barcino

There are very few aspects of this translation which can in any way be remarked on in a way which is less than positive. [A] quite outstanding translation of Muntaner's account of the expedition. * AARHMS (AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RESEARCH HISTORIANS OF MEDIEVAL SPAIN) NEWSLETTER *
One can only welcome this readable accessible paperback form. * WAR IN HISTORY *

ISBN: 9781855661318

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 432g

164 pages