Vita Pardulfi

The Vita Pardulfi Abbatis Waractensis (Medieval Latin for "Life of (Saint) Pardulf of Guéret") is a work on the life of St Pardulf (d. 737), a Benedictine abbot from the Limoges area, which was written around the middle of the eighth century.

The Vita Pardulfi is notable for the insight it provides into life in Aquitaine during the time of its writing. The work also indicates the high esteem in which Duke Odo of Aquitaine was held, in contrast to the negative picture provided by the Continuations of Fredegar, which were compiled on the instructions of Duke Childebrand, half-brother of Odo's rival Charles Martel.

References

Sources

Fouracre, Paul (2000). The Age of Charles Martel. Pearson Education. ISBN 0-582-06476-7

External links

Full Latin text from the Monumenta Germaniae Historica^{[dead link]}