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[[Image:Crònica de Ramon Muntaner.jpg|thumb|Manuscript of the Crònica by Ramon Muntaner.]] |
[[Image:Crònica de Ramon Muntaner.jpg|thumb|Manuscript of the Crònica by Ramon Muntaner.]] |
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'''Ramon Muntaner''' ({{IPA-ca|rəˈmom muntəˈne}}) (1265 – 1336 |
'''Ramon Muntaner''' ({{IPA-ca|rəˈmom muntəˈne}}) (1265 – 1336) was a [[Catalan people|Catalan]] mercenary and writer who wrote the ''[[Chronicle of Muntaner|Crònica]]'', a chronicle of his life, including his adventures as a commander in the [[Catalan Company]]. He was born at [[Peralada]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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The Catalan Company was an army of [[light infantry]] under the leadership of [[Roger de Flor]] that was made up of Aragonese and Catalan mercenaries, known as [[Almogavars]]; Roger led the Company to [[Constantinople]] to help the Greeks against the Turks. |
The Catalan Company was an army of [[light infantry]] under the leadership of [[Roger de Flor]] that was made up of Aragonese and Catalan mercenaries, known as [[Almogavars]]; Roger led the Company to [[Constantinople]] to help the Greeks against the Turks. |
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For a lapse of time (1308-1315) he was governor of |
For a lapse of time (1308-1315) he was governor of [[Djerba]] after its conquest by the [[Crown of Aragon]].<ref name="Gerli2013">{{cite book|author=E. Michael Gerli|title=Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QlpKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA593|date=4 December 2013|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-136-77161-3|pages=593–}}</ref> |
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Ramon Muntaner's ''Crònica'' is one of the four ''Catalan Grand Chronicles'' through which the historian views thirteenth- and fourteenth century military and political matters in the [[Crown of Aragon]] and [[Catalonia]].<ref>The other three sources are the autobiography of [[James I of Aragon]], the chronicles of [[Bernard Desclot]] and the royal chronicle of [[Peter IV of Aragon]].</ref> |
Ramon Muntaner's ''Crònica'' is one of the four ''[[The Four Great Catalan Chronicles|Catalan Grand Chronicles]]'' through which the historian views thirteenth- and fourteenth century military and political matters in the [[Crown of Aragon]] and the [[Principality of Catalonia]].<ref>The other three sources are the autobiography of [[James I of Aragon]], the chronicles of [[Bernard Desclot]] and the royal chronicle of [[Peter IV of Aragon]].</ref> |
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He died at [[Ibiza]] in 1336. |
He died at [[Ibiza]] in 1336. |
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* [http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/muntaner_goodenough.pdf ''The Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner'', translated into English by Lady Goodenough] (pdf file) |
* [http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/muntaner_goodenough.pdf ''The Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner'', translated into English by Lady Goodenough] (pdf file) |
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*[http://www.lluisvives.com/servlet/SirveObras/jlv/91348064098793506388868/index.htm Crònica de Ramon Muntaner at the institut Lluís Vives], (in Catalan) |
*[http://www.lluisvives.com/servlet/SirveObras/jlv/91348064098793506388868/index.htm Crònica de Ramon Muntaner at the institut Lluís Vives], (in Catalan) |
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*{{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20011126145659/http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~catalan/assignments/week7_assignment.html |title=Crònica de Ramon Muntaner at the University of Berkeley, selections, (in Catalan) |date=2001-11-26}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Muntaner, Ramon}} |
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*[https://openiberiaamerica.hcommons.org/ Selections in Catalan, English and Spanish of Muntaner's ''Crònica'' (pedagogical edition) with introduction, notes, and bibliography in ''Open Iberia/América'' (open access teaching anthology)] |
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Revision as of 22:24, 2 April 2024
Ramon Muntaner | |
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Born | 1265 Peralada, Catalonia |
Died | 1336 Ibiza, Crown of Aragon |
Genre | chronicle |
Ramon Muntaner (Catalan pronunciation: [rəˈmom muntəˈne]) (1265 – 1336) was a Catalan mercenary and writer who wrote the Crònica, a chronicle of his life, including his adventures as a commander in the Catalan Company. He was born at Peralada.
Biography
The Catalan Company was an army of light infantry under the leadership of Roger de Flor that was made up of Aragonese and Catalan mercenaries, known as Almogavars; Roger led the Company to Constantinople to help the Greeks against the Turks.
For a lapse of time (1308-1315) he was governor of Djerba after its conquest by the Crown of Aragon.[1]
Ramon Muntaner's Crònica is one of the four Catalan Grand Chronicles through which the historian views thirteenth- and fourteenth century military and political matters in the Crown of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia.[2]
He died at Ibiza in 1336.
Notes
- ^ E. Michael Gerli (4 December 2013). Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 593–. ISBN 978-1-136-77161-3.
- ^ The other three sources are the autobiography of James I of Aragon, the chronicles of Bernard Desclot and the royal chronicle of Peter IV of Aragon.
References
- The Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner, translated into English by Lady Goodenough (pdf file)
- Crònica de Ramon Muntaner at the institut Lluís Vives, (in Catalan)
- Crònica de Ramon Muntaner at the University of Berkeley, selections, (in Catalan) at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2001-11-26)
External links
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Selections in Catalan, English and Spanish of Muntaner's Crònica (pedagogical edition) with introduction, notes, and bibliography in Open Iberia/América (open access teaching anthology)