The Carmen de Hastingae proelio of Guy, Bishop of Amiens
By: edited by Catherine Morton and Hope Muntz.
Contributors: Morton, Catherine, ed.; Muntz, Hope, ed.
Series: Oxford medieval texts
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066 -- Poetry; Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English; Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 -- Poetry
Description: A verse description of the Battle of Hastings, believed to have been written in 1067, by Guy, Bishop of Amiens, who was a member of the party escorting Queen Mathilde to England in 1068 for her coronation.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 132-140.
Latin poem with English translation and text.