Chronicle of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds

This narrative of events between the years 1173-1202, recorded by Jocelin of Brakelond--a monk who lived in the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds within the region of West Suffolk--provides unique insights into the life of a medieval religious community. It depicts the daily worship in the abbey church and the beliefs and values shared by the monks, as well as the whispered conversations, rumors, and disagreements within the cloister and the bustling life of the market-town of Bury outside the abbey walls. This edition offers the first modern translation from the Latin since 1949.