Medievalists.net » St. Bertin http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Hincmar of Reims on King-making: The Evidence of the Annals of St. Bertin, 861–882 http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/05/hincmar-of-reims-on-king-making-the-evidence-of-the-annals-of-st-bertin-861-882/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/05/hincmar-of-reims-on-king-making-the-evidence-of-the-annals-of-st-bertin-861-882/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:35:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37759 The Histories and Chronicles Hincmar had in mind were presumably Frankish ones; and Lothar II, succeeding his father, thus clearly came into this section of Hincmar's third category. But of the timing or form of Lothar's becoming king, Hincmar said not a word, preferring, instead, to spell out the Biblical lesson that a bad king (and he hastily disclaimed any allegation that Lothar's father had been a bad king) would see the succession depart from his line.

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