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Thietmar of Merseburg in a Bas-relief by Karolin Donst, Tangermünde. Thietmar (also Dietmar or Dithmar; 25 July 975 – 1 December 1018), Prince-Bishop of Merseburg from 1009 until his death in 1018, was an important chronicler recording the reigns of German kings and Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian ( Saxon) dynasty.
Thietmar’s chronicle is the most important narrative source on the foundation, dissolution and re-establishment of the Merseburg bishopric. In it, he clearly outlines the history of the Ottonian rulers and the relationship of Merseburg to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg.
As a frontier churchman, Thietmar was concerned to refute what he maintained was the Slav belief that ‘everything finishes at the point of mortal death’, and to uphold and prove Christian belief in the existence of life after death.
- Andrew Joynes
- 2001
Jan 1, 2013 · The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg has long been recognised as one of the most important sources for the history of the tenth and early eleventh centuries, especially for the...
The substantial introduction (pp. 1-64) provides background information about the events described in the chronicle, the office of emperor and the imperial church, Thietmar’s views on kingship and politics, and his personal life and career.
Thietmar (also Dietmar or Dithmar; 25 July 975 – 1 December 1018), Prince-Bishop of Merseburg from 1009 until his death in 1018, was an important chronicler recording the reigns of German kings and Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian dynasty. Two of Thietmar's great-grandfathers, both referred to as Liuthar, were the Saxon nobles Lothar II ...
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Thietmar's large work, composed in the early years of the eleventh century, is probably the most valuable single source for German history of the preceding century, due largely to its well-positioned and well-informed author.
