| Keywords |
- Name: Adelchis, [wurzel: ]
- Region: Africa, [wurzel: Afric]
- Ethnonym: Beneventani, [wurzel: Beventan]
- Region: Beneventum (Benevento), [wurzel: benevent*]
- Ethnonym: Galli, [wurzel: Gall]
- Name: Hludowicus, [wurzel: ]
- Ethnonym: Ismahelitae, [wurzel: Ismahelit]
- Keyword: augustus, [wurzel: august]
- Keyword: princeps, [wurzel: princip]
- Keyword: provincia, [wurzel: provinci]
- Keyword: regio, [wurzel: region]
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| ID |
5564 |
| Text |
Historia Langobardorum Beneventanorum (880 - 890) Erchempert |
| Quotation |
(...) coeperunt Galli graviter Beneventanos persequi ac crudeliter vexare; qua de re et Adelgisus princeps adversus Lodoguicum augustum erectus cum suis, Beneventi infra moenia degentem ac secure quiescentem astu doloso sanctissimum virum, salvatorem scilicet Beneventanae provintiae, cepit et custodiis mancipavit, bonaque eius diripiens, ditatus est, cunctosque viros exercitales spoliavit et fugere compulit et de exuviis eorum onustatus est. Impletusque est sermo Domini ex prophetia sumptus: ‘Percute’, inquid, ‘pastorem, et dispergentur oves gregis’. Consistente itaque augusto in custodia, excitavit Deus spiritum Hismaelitum eosque ab Africa regione protinus evexit, ut ulciscerentur augusti obprobium, sicuti Filii Dei passionem Vespasianus et Titus ulti sunt. Set defensio Domini dilatata est in annos 42, (...) huius autem contemptum nec in 40 distulit dies. |
| Translation |
(...) the Franks began to gravely persecute and cruelly distress the Beneventans; because of this Adelchis rose up deceitfully against the emperor Louis with his men, seized this holy man (the apparent savior of the province of Benevento) while he was living and resting quietly within the wall of Benevento, and delivered him into custodity. It is said that Adelchis then seized his property, plundered all of the emperor’s armed freemen and compelle them to flee, and loaded himself down with their arms and clothing. And the word of God taken from the prophecy was fulfilled: “Persecute the shepard, and the sheep of his flock will be dispersed.” With the emperor in custodity, God roused the spirit of the Ismaelites and immediately raised them up from Africa, so that he might avenge the disgrace of the emperor, just as Vespasian and Titus took vengeance for the passion of the Son of God. But the defense of the Lord was delayed for forty-two years (...) the contempt of the emperor was not prolonged for even forty days. |
| Summary |
Louis II is taken captive by the prince of Benevento, Adelchis, after alleged transgressions by the Franks on the Beneventan populace. Shortly thereafter, a threat by Saracen troops from Northern Africa arises. The author uses this as an opportunity to liken Louis’ ordeal to the passion of Christ, while the Saracens are compared to the pagan emperors Vespasianus and Titus. |
| Quotation source |
trans. Ferry, 34, pp. 178-179 |
| Temporal Coverage |
871 - 871 |
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