A Fragment of Shlomo bar Shimshon’s Chronicle of the Crusaders’ Advance through the Kingdom of Hungary during the First Crusade
Journal: GRAPHOSPHAERA Writing and Written Practices
Year: 2025

This paper presents the text and the translation of a fragment of the Сhronicle (גזרות שנת ד'תתנ''ו) by Shlomo bar Shimshon, compiled in the first half of the 1140s. The translated frag-ment is dedicated to the description of the crusaders’ advance through the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary during the First Crusade. In addition to the translation, the author presents an overview of the Chronicle of Shlomo bar Shimshon as a historical source. Also, the fragment under study contains data on s