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Tradition of the Origin of the Lombards and Its Sources
Králová, Magda ; Prchlík, Ivan (advisor) ; Kalivoda, Jan (referee)
This thesis examines three sources dealing with the question of the origin of the Lombards, namely two short anonymous texts (the so-called Origo gentis Langobardorum, a text dating back to the second half of the seventh century, and the so-called Historia Langobardorum codicis Gothani, a text written probably between years 807-810) and Historia Langobardorum by a Lombard historian Paul the Deacon. The emphasis is laid on the mutual relationship between the texts, especially between the Origo gentis Langobardorum and the Historia Langobardorum codicis Gothani, both of which show a considerable number of common features. The question I mainly focus on is whether the latter can be directly dependent upon the former or whether the idea of a common source of both texts is more plausible. Another problem I am trying to solve is the question whether the author of the Historia Langobardorum codicis Gothani might have had any knowledge of the work of Paul the Deacon. The core of the thesis is formed by an analysis and a comparison of selected passages of the aforementioned texts.
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Early history of Lombards in the first two books of Paul the Deacon: Introductory essay, translation and commentary
Králová, Magda ; Prchlík, Ivan (advisor) ; Kalivoda, Jan (referee)
(in English): This thesis focuses on the first book of Historia Langobardorum (History of the Lombards), a historiographical work written by Paulus Diaconus (Paul the Deacon), a Benedictine monk and Lombard historian. The thesis consists of three parts - an introductory essay, a translation of the book and a commentary. An edition of the Latin text is attached as an appendix. In the introductory essay, having given the necessary facts, I summarise previous research on Historia Langobarorum and discuss Paul's use of sources with focus on some of the questions connected to this topic (especially the question of Paul's knowledge of the Lombard oral tradition). In the following part of the essay, the book is analysed within the conventions of so-called origo gentis-genre. The emphasis is laid especially on the legendary elements that are dominant in the initial passages of the narrative. The translation is accompanied with a commentary in which the information provided by the text are set in a broader cultural and historical context.
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Tradition of the Origin of the Lombards and Its Sources
Králová, Magda ; Prchlík, Ivan (advisor) ; Kalivoda, Jan (referee)
This thesis examines three sources dealing with the question of the origin of the Lombards, namely two short anonymous texts (the so-called Origo gentis Langobardorum, a text dating back to the second half of the seventh century, and the so-called Historia Langobardorum codicis Gothani, a text written probably between years 807-810) and Historia Langobardorum by a Lombard historian Paul the Deacon. The emphasis is laid on the mutual relationship between the texts, especially between the Origo gentis Langobardorum and the Historia Langobardorum codicis Gothani, both of which show a considerable number of common features. The question I mainly focus on is whether the latter can be directly dependent upon the former or whether the idea of a common source of both texts is more plausible. Another problem I am trying to solve is the question whether the author of the Historia Langobardorum codicis Gothani might have had any knowledge of the work of Paul the Deacon. The core of the thesis is formed by an analysis and a comparison of selected passages of the aforementioned texts.
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