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 about the Fourth Crusade, in a mixture of prose and verse. It was based on the account of Martin of Pairis, abbot of Pairis Abbey, and includes the siege and looting of Constantinople.

Gunther also wrote Solimarius, about the First Crusade, and Ligurinus, an epic about Frederick Barbarossa.

References

Andrea, Alfred (ed.), 1997: The Capture of Constantinople: The ‘Historia Constantinopolitana’ of Gunther of Paris

Notes

↑ otherwise Günther von Pairis, Gunther der Dichter, Guntherus Parisiensis, Guntherus Poeta, Guntherus Cisterciensis

External links

Crusades Encyclopedia
Bibliography
Bruno W. Häuptli (2003). "Gunther von Pairis (Guntherus Parisiensis)". In Bautz, Traugott. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German) 22. Nordhausen: Bautz. cols. 481–484. ISBN 3-88309-133-2.
(Latin) Documenta Catholica Omnia: Guntheri Cisterciensis Opera Omnia

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Name	Gunther of Pairis
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Short description	German poet and historian
Date of birth	1150
Place of birth
Date of death	1220
Place of death

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