The Deeds of the Franks
Anonymous First Crusade chronicle from BAV Reg. lat. 572, fols. 1v–64v.
Source-faithful translation
The Deeds of the Franks
Single-witness reading translation from the Vatican manuscript, with folio anchors, textual notes on residual openings, and a glossary. Not a multi-manuscript critical edition of the Latin.
The Gesta Francorum is an early Latin narrative of the First Crusade, from the preaching in the West through Nicaea, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Ascalon. This edition follows one manuscript’s text and its four-book structure.
Translated from Latin with AI assistance; edited by Paul McMurry. Residual palaeographical openings are retained in the notes. Printed Hill 1962 Latin was collated post hoc only.
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Source-faithful translation: 1.0.0. Corrections on the Corrections page.
