The Annales Fuldenses or Annals of Fulda is a medieval chronicle compiled at the Abbey of Fulda. The text covers the period from the last years of unitary Frankish rule under Louis the Pious (died 840) up to the end of effective Carolingian rule in east Francia with the accession of Louis the Child in 900. An abbey (from the Latin abbatia, which is derived from the Syriac abba, father), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serve as the spiritual father or mother of the community. ... Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the Fulda River and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (Kreis). ... Louis the Pious, contemporary depiction from 826 as a miles Christi (soldier of Christ), with a poem of Rabanus Maurus overlaid. ... This title could also refer to Louis of Sicily. ...
The "Annales Fuldenses" were begun by Einhard and continued along the same lines by Rudolf of Fulda. The Fulda annals are valuable contributions to the general history of the period on account of his close connection with the court. Einhard as scribe Einhard (also Eginhard or Einhart) (born about 775 in the valley of the River Main, died March 14, 840, at Seligenstadt, Germany) was a Frankish historian and a dedicated servant of Charlemagne. ...
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